ساحل

Arabic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saː.ħil/
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

سَاحِل • (sāḥil) m (dual سَاحِلَان (sāḥilān), plural سَوَاحِل (sawāḥil))

1. coast
2. seaside

Declension

Declension of noun سَاحِل (sāḥil)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَاحِل sāḥil	السَّاحِل as-sāḥil	سَاحِل sāḥil
nominative	سَاحِلٌ sāḥilun	السَّاحِلُ as-sāḥilu	سَاحِلُ sāḥilu
accusative	سَاحِلًا sāḥilan	السَّاحِلَ as-sāḥila	سَاحِلَ sāḥila
genitive	سَاحِلٍ sāḥilin	السَّاحِلِ as-sāḥili	سَاحِلِ sāḥili
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَاحِلَيْن sāḥilayn	السَّاحِلَيْن as-sāḥilayn	سَاحِلَيْ sāḥilay
nominative	سَاحِلَانِ sāḥilāni	السَّاحِلَانِ as-sāḥilāni	سَاحِلَا sāḥilā
accusative	سَاحِلَيْنِ sāḥilayni	السَّاحِلَيْنِ as-sāḥilayni	سَاحِلَيْ sāḥilay
genitive	سَاحِلَيْنِ sāḥilayni	السَّاحِلَيْنِ as-sāḥilayni	سَاحِلَيْ sāḥilay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	سَوَاحِل sawāḥil	السَّوَاحِل as-sawāḥil	سَوَاحِل sawāḥil
nominative	سَوَاحِلُ sawāḥilu	السَّوَاحِلُ as-sawāḥilu	سَوَاحِلُ sawāḥilu
accusative	سَوَاحِلَ sawāḥila	السَّوَاحِلَ as-sawāḥila	سَوَاحِلَ sawāḥila
genitive	سَوَاحِلَ sawāḥila	السَّوَاحِلِ as-sawāḥili	سَوَاحِلِ sawāḥili

Derived terms

• سَاحِلِيّ (sāḥiliyy)
• سَاحِل الْعَاج (sāḥil al-ʕāj, “Ivory Coast”)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: sahil
• → Chagatai: ساحل
  • Uyghur: ساھىل (sahil)
  • Uzbek: sohil
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: साहिल (sāhil)
  • Urdu: ساحل
• → Ottoman Turkish: ساحل (sâhıl)
  • Turkish: sahil
  • Crimean Tatar: sahil, sail
• → Pashto: ساحل
• → Persian: ساحل (sâhel)
• → Punjabi:
  • Shahmukhi script: ساحِل (sāḥil)
• → Sindhi: ساحل

Verb

سَاحَلَ • (sāḥala) III (non-past يُسَاحِلُ (yusāḥilu), verbal noun مُسَاحَلَة (musāḥala))

1. to go to a coastline, shoreline
2. to argue with

Conjugation

Conjugation of سَاحَلَ (III, sound, full passive, verbal noun مُسَاحَلَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مُسَاحَلَة musāḥala
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُسَاحِل musāḥil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُسَاحَل musāḥal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سَاحَلْتُ sāḥaltu	سَاحَلْتَ sāḥalta	سَاحَلَ sāḥala		سَاحَلْتُمَا sāḥaltumā	سَاحَلَا sāḥalā		سَاحَلْنَا sāḥalnā	سَاحَلْتُمْ sāḥaltum	سَاحَلُوا sāḥalū
	f		سَاحَلْتِ sāḥalti	سَاحَلَتْ sāḥalat			سَاحَلَتَا sāḥalatā			سَاحَلْتُنَّ sāḥaltunna	سَاحَلْنَ sāḥalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَاحِلُ ʔusāḥilu	تُسَاحِلُ tusāḥilu	يُسَاحِلُ yusāḥilu		تُسَاحِلَانِ tusāḥilāni	يُسَاحِلَانِ yusāḥilāni		نُسَاحِلُ nusāḥilu	تُسَاحِلُونَ tusāḥilūna	يُسَاحِلُونَ yusāḥilūna
	f		تُسَاحِلِينَ tusāḥilīna	تُسَاحِلُ tusāḥilu			تُسَاحِلَانِ tusāḥilāni			تُسَاحِلْنَ tusāḥilna	يُسَاحِلْنَ yusāḥilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَاحِلَ ʔusāḥila	تُسَاحِلَ tusāḥila	يُسَاحِلَ yusāḥila		تُسَاحِلَا tusāḥilā	يُسَاحِلَا yusāḥilā		نُسَاحِلَ nusāḥila	تُسَاحِلُوا tusāḥilū	يُسَاحِلُوا yusāḥilū
	f		تُسَاحِلِي tusāḥilī	تُسَاحِلَ tusāḥila			تُسَاحِلَا tusāḥilā			تُسَاحِلْنَ tusāḥilna	يُسَاحِلْنَ yusāḥilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَاحِلْ ʔusāḥil	تُسَاحِلْ tusāḥil	يُسَاحِلْ yusāḥil		تُسَاحِلَا tusāḥilā	يُسَاحِلَا yusāḥilā		نُسَاحِلْ nusāḥil	تُسَاحِلُوا tusāḥilū	يُسَاحِلُوا yusāḥilū
	f		تُسَاحِلِي tusāḥilī	تُسَاحِلْ tusāḥil			تُسَاحِلَا tusāḥilā			تُسَاحِلْنَ tusāḥilna	يُسَاحِلْنَ yusāḥilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سَاحِلْ sāḥil			سَاحِلَا sāḥilā				سَاحِلُوا sāḥilū
	f		سَاحِلِي sāḥilī							سَاحِلْنَ sāḥilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سُوحِلْتُ sūḥiltu	سُوحِلْتَ sūḥilta	سُوحِلَ sūḥila		سُوحِلْتُمَا sūḥiltumā	سُوحِلَا sūḥilā		سُوحِلْنَا sūḥilnā	سُوحِلْتُمْ sūḥiltum	سُوحِلُوا sūḥilū
	f		سُوحِلْتِ sūḥilti	سُوحِلَتْ sūḥilat			سُوحِلَتَا sūḥilatā			سُوحِلْتُنَّ sūḥiltunna	سُوحِلْنَ sūḥilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسَاحَلُ ʔusāḥalu	تُسَاحَلُ tusāḥalu	يُسَاحَلُ yusāḥalu		تُسَاحَلَانِ tusāḥalāni	يُسَاحَلَانِ yusāḥalāni		نُسَاحَلُ nusāḥalu	تُسَاحَلُونَ tusāḥalūna	يُسَاحَلُونَ yusāḥalūna
	f		تُسَاحَلِينَ tusāḥalīna	تُسَاحَلُ tusāḥalu			تُسَاحَلَانِ tusāḥalāni			تُسَاحَلْنَ tusāḥalna	يُسَاحَلْنَ yusāḥalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسَاحَلَ ʔusāḥala	تُسَاحَلَ tusāḥala	يُسَاحَلَ yusāḥala		تُسَاحَلَا tusāḥalā	يُسَاحَلَا yusāḥalā		نُسَاحَلَ nusāḥala	تُسَاحَلُوا tusāḥalū	يُسَاحَلُوا yusāḥalū
	f		تُسَاحَلِي tusāḥalī	تُسَاحَلَ tusāḥala			تُسَاحَلَا tusāḥalā			تُسَاحَلْنَ tusāḥalna	يُسَاحَلْنَ yusāḥalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسَاحَلْ ʔusāḥal	تُسَاحَلْ tusāḥal	يُسَاحَلْ yusāḥal		تُسَاحَلَا tusāḥalā	يُسَاحَلَا yusāḥalā		نُسَاحَلْ nusāḥal	تُسَاحَلُوا tusāḥalū	يُسَاحَلُوا yusāḥalū
	f		تُسَاحَلِي tusāḥalī	تُسَاحَلْ tusāḥal			تُسَاحَلَا tusāḥalā			تُسَاحَلْنَ tusāḥalna	يُسَاحَلْنَ yusāḥalna

Chagatai

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

Noun

ساحل (transliteration needed)

1. coast

Descendants

• Uyghur: ساھىل (sahil)
• Uzbek: sohil

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

Noun

ساحل • (sâhıl)

1. coast

Derived terms

• ساحلی (sâhılî, “coastal”)

Descendants

• Turkish: sahil

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

Noun

ساحل • (transliteration needed) m

1. coast

Derived terms

• ساحلي (“coastal”)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [saː.ˈhil]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɑː.ɦɪ́l]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɑː.ɦɪ́l]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɑː.jɪ́l]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sɔː.jíl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sɒː.ɦél̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sɔ.ɦíl]

Readings
Classical reading?	sāhil
Dari reading?	sāhil
Iranian reading?	sâhel
Tajik reading?	sohil

Noun

Dari	ساحل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	соҳил

ساحل • (sâhel) (plural ساحل‌ها, or سواحل (savâhel))

1. coast; waterside

   Synonyms: کرانه (karâne), دریاکنار (daryâkenâr), بار (bâr)

   ساحل رود ― sâhel-e rud ― riverside

   ساحل شرقی ― sâhel-e šarqi ― eastern coast

   سواحل دریای خزر ― savâhel-e daryâ-ye xazar ― coasts of the Caspian Sea

   • c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 1”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎^[1]:

     شب تاریک و بیم موج و گردابی چنین هایل
     کجا دانند حال ما سبکباران ساحل‌ها

     šab-i tārīk u bīm-i mawj u girdābē čunīn hāyil
     kujā dānand hāl-i mā sabukbārān-i sāhil-hā

     The dark night, the fear of waves, such a terrifying whirlpool!
     How can they know our state, those with light burdens on the shore?

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

2. beach

Derived terms

• ساحل صحرا (sâhel-e sahrâ, “the Sahel”)
• ساحل عاج (sâhel-e ‘âj, “Ivory Coast”)
• ساحلی (sâheli, “coastal”)

Proper noun

Dari	ساحل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Соҳил

ساحل • (sâhel)

1. a female given name, Sahel, from Arabic

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “ساحل”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سَاحِل (sāhil), from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

Noun

ساحِل • (sāḥil) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਾਹਿਲ)

1. coast

Derived terms

• ساحِلِی (sāḥilī, “coastal”)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ساحِل”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

Noun

ساحل • (transliteration needed) ?

1. coast

Derived terms

• ساحلي (“coastal”)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَاحِل (sāḥil).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɑː.ɦɪl/

Noun

ساحِل • (sāhil) m (Hindi spelling साहिल)

1. coast, shore

   Synonym: کنارہ (kinārā)

Derived terms

• ساحِلِی (sāhilī, “coastal”)

Proper noun

ساحِل • (sāhil) f (Hindi spelling साहिल)

1. a female given name