See also: شلا

Arabic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

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سَلَا (salāf

  1. Salé (a city in Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco)
Declension
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Declension of noun سَلَا (salā)
singular singular invariable
indefinite definite construct
informal سَلَا
salā
nominative سَلَا
salā
accusative سَلَا
salā
genitive سَلَا
salā

Etymology 2

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Verb

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سَلَا (salā) I (non-past يَسْلُو (yaslū), verbal noun سَلْو (salw) or سُلُوّ (suluww) or سُلْوَان (sulwān))

  1. to forget, to think no more of [accusative or with عَنْ (ʕan)]
    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
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Baluchi

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Noun

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سلا (sala)

  1. peace