See also: شلا

Arabic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin Sala Colonia, from Punic 𐤔𐤏𐤋𐤕 (šʿlt).

Proper noun edit

سَلَا (salāf

  1. Salé (a city in Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Root
س ل و (s-l-w)

Verb edit

سَلَا (salā) I, non-past يَسْلُو‎ (yaslū)

  1. to forget, to think no more of [+object] or [+ عَنْ (object)]
    Synonym: نَسِيَ (nasiya)
    • 1946, Ahmed Shawqi, سَلُو قَلْبِي [Ask my heart]:
      سَلُوا قَلْبِي غَدَاةَ سَلَا وَثَابَا // لَعَلَّ عَلَى ٱلْجَمَالِ لَهُ عِتَابًا
      وَيُسْأَلُ فِي ٱلْحَوَادِثِ ذُو صَوَابٍ // فَهَلْ تَرَكَ ٱلْجَمَالُ لَهُ صَوَابا
      Ask my heart the early morning it forgets and returns to its previous state // Perhaps towards the beautiful one it has some reproach
      Only wise people are supposed to be asked // Did the beauty leave any wisdom to it
Conjugation edit

Baluchi edit

Noun edit

سلا (sala)

  1. peace