شلف

North Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Probably related with Maltese xlief (“fishing line”) and xellef (“to chip”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb edit

شَلَف • (šalaf) (non-past يشلُف ,يشلِف (yišlof, yišlef), verbal noun شلف, šaləf)

to toss, to hurl, to throw

Derived terms edit

شلفة (šalfe, “a toss”)

Verb edit

شلّف • (šallaf)

to pack the luggage
(by extension) to leave one's home, to move (from عن)

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian шала́ва (šaláva).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃalf]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃälf]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃälf]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃälf]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃælf]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃälf]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šalf
Dari reading^?	šalf
Iranian reading^?	šalf
Tajik reading^?	šalf

Noun edit

شلف • (šalf)

(derogatory) a prostitute, a whore