שלו

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Preposition

שֶׁלּוֹ • (sheló)

1. Form of שֶׁל (shel) including third-person masculine singular personal pronoun as object.

   איפה הבן שלו? ― éifo habén sheló? ― Where is his son?

2. (archaic) Form of שֶׁלְּ־ (shel'-) including third-person masculine singular personal pronoun as object. (This sense was synonymous with the previous, but was only found in attributive use.)

Usage notes

• This form also frequently results from שֶׁ־ (she-) + לוֹ (lo).

Etymology 2

Adjective

שלוו / שָׁלֵו • (shálev) (feminine שלווה / שְׁלֵוָה, masculine plural שלווים / שְׁלֵוִים, feminine plural שלוות / שְׁלֵווֹת)

1. peaceful, calm, serene

Proper noun

שָׁלֵו • (shálev) m

1. a male given name, Shalev

Etymology 3

Compare Arabic سَلْوَى (salwā), Judaeo-Aramaic סְלָו (səlāw), Classical Syriac ܣܠܘܝ (salway) and Soqotri شِلهِ (šílhi).

Noun

שליו / שְׂלָו • (slav) m (plural indefinite שליוים / שַׂלְוִים, singular construct שליו / שְׂלַו־, plural construct שליוי / שַׂלְוֵי־)

1. quail

References

• “שלו” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• שליו on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he