شلا

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of a piece, part, or remnant of something, especially a body or flesh. It extends to the idea of a remnant or remainder of wealth or a group, and metaphorically to pieces of a bridle. It also encompasses the act of calling or inciting, particularly animals, and the act of rescuing or retrieving something.

Derived headwords

الشَّلْوُnoun

1.
body, fleshboth
The skin and body of anything, or a piece of flesh.
2.
remnant, remainderboth
What remains of something, especially after a part has been consumed or removed.
3.
limb, memberboth
A limb or member of the body.

وأنقذ شلونا المأكولا — and save the eaten remnant of us

الشَّلَاnoun

1.
body, fleshboth
The skin and body of anything, or a piece of flesh.
2.
remnant, remainderboth
What remains of something, especially after a part has been consumed or removed.
3.
limb, memberboth
A limb or member of the body.

أَشْلٌnoun

1.
pieces of meatboth
Pieces of meat, a broken plural of شلو.

وأشل من لحم أي قطع من اللحم — and pieces of meat, meaning cuts of meat

أَشْلَاءٌnoun

1.
limbs, membersboth
The limbs or members of the body, especially after decay or separation; a broken plural of شلو.
2.
remnants, remainsboth
Remnants or remains of something, such as people or wealth.
3.
bridle partsclassical
The metal parts of a bridle, without the straps.

وأشلاء جامعة لأعضائها — and scattered limbs gathered to their bodies

وأشلاء الإنسان: أعضاؤه بعد البلى والتفرق — And the scattered remains of a human: his limbs after decay and separation.

على أشلاء اللجام — on the metal parts of the bridle

شَلْوَةٌnoun

1.
piece, fragmentclassical
A piece or fragment, especially of hellfire.

تقلدها شلوة من جهنم — wear it as a piece from hellfire

شَلِيَّةٌnoun

1.
small amount of moneyclassical
A small amount or remnant of money.

وبقيت له شلية من المال أي قليل — and he was left with a small amount of money, meaning a little.

شَلَايَاnoun

1.
remnants of wealthclassical
Remnants or remains of wealth; plural of شلية.

شلايا، مقصور، بقايا من أموالهم — shalaya, short form, remains of their wealth

شَلَاverb

1.
to walkclassical
To walk or move along.
2.
to liftclassical
To lift or raise something.

وشلا إذا سار — and shala when he walked

وشلا إذا رفع شيئا — and shala when he lifted something

اشْتَلَىverb

1.
to rescue, retrieveboth
To rescue, retrieve, or recover something, especially one's own limb or a person.
2.
to incite, unleashclassical
To incite or unleash an animal, especially a dog, upon prey.

فإن تاب اشتلاها — if he repents, he retrieves it

إن سليمان، اشتلانا، ابن علي أي أنقذ شلونا أي عضونا — Indeed, Sulayman, retrieved us, son of Ali, meaning he rescued our limb, meaning our body part.

تشلي كلابك — you unleash your dogs

اسْتَشْلَىverb

1.
to rescue, retrieveboth
To rescue, retrieve, or recover something, especially from peril or distress.
2.
to call, summonclassical
To call or summon, especially an animal.

فإن استشلاه ربه نجاه — if his Lord retrieves him, He saves him

واستشلاها أي استنقذها واستخرجها — and istashlahā, meaning he rescued it and extracted it.

أشليتها باسم المراح فأقبلت — I called her by the name of al-mirah and she came

أَشْلَىverb

1.
to call, summonboth
To call or summon, especially an animal, by name or by showing it something.
2.
to incite, unleashclassical
To incite or unleash an animal, especially a dog, upon prey.

أشليت الكلب دعوته — I called the dog, meaning I called it.

أشلى الشاة والكلب واستشلاهما: دعاهما بأسمائهما — Ashlā the sheep and the dog, and istashlāhumā: he called them by their names.

أتينا أبا عمرو فأشلى كلابه علينا — We came to Abu Amr and he unleashed his dogs upon us

المُشَلِّيadjective

1.
leanclassical
Lean in flesh; a man who is light in flesh.

والمشلى من الرجال: الخفيف اللحم — And al-mushallī from men: light in flesh.

Parallel reading

الشلو والشلا: الجلد والجسد من كل شيء، وكل مسلوخة أكل منها شيء فبقيتها شلو وشلا

Al-shalw and al-shala: the skin and body of everything, and whatever is skinned and something is eaten from it, its remainder is shalw and shala.

وأنقذ شلونا المأكولا

and save the eaten remnant of us.

لما بلغنا أن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، أخذ في القتل هربنا فاستثرنا شلو أرنب دفينا

When we learned that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had begun killing, we fled and unearthed a buried piece of rabbit.

ويجمع الشلو على أشل وأشلاء

And shalw is collected as ashl and ashlaa'.

وأشل من لحم أي قطع من اللحم

and pieces of meat, meaning cuts of meat.

وأشلاء جامعة لأعضائها

and scattered limbs gathered to their bodies.

والشلو والشلا: العضو من أعضاء اللحم

And al-shalw and al-shala: a limb from the limbs of the flesh.

ائتني ب شلوها الأيمن أي بعضوها الأيمن، إما يدها أو رجلها، والجمع أشلاء، ممدود

Bring me its right limb, meaning its right member, whether it be its hand or its leg, and the plural is ashlaa', extended.

وأشلاء الإنسان: أعضاؤه بعد البلى والتفرق

And the scattered remains of a human: his limbs after decay and separation.

تقلدها شلوة من جهنم

wear it as a piece from hellfire.

أنه من ولد من هو؟ فقال: كان من أشلاء قنص بن معد ؛ أراد أنه من بقايا أولاده، وكأنه من الشلو القطعة من اللحم لأنها بقية منه

he is from the offspring of whom? He said: He was from the remnants of Qunṣ ibn Ma'add; he meant he was from the remnants of his offspring, and it is as if it is from the shalw, the piece of meat, because it is a remainder of it.

وبنو فلان أشلاء في بني فلان أي بقايا فيهم

And the sons of so-and-so are scattered among the sons of so-and-so, meaning remnants among them.

وأشلاء اللجام: حدائده بلا سيور

And the ashlaa' of the bridle: its metal parts without straps.

وبقيت له شلية من المال أي قليل

and he was left with a small amount of money, meaning a little.

وجمعها شلايا، ولا يقال إلا في المال

and its plural is shalaya, and it is only said for money.

فلم يبق منهم إلا شلو أي بقية

So none remained of them except a remnant, meaning a remainder.

فقلتم: ذاك شلو سوف نأكله

So you said: That is a remnant we will eat.

فإذا تاب استشلاها

if he repents, he retrieves it.

إن سليمان، اشتلانا، ابن علي أي أنقذ شلونا أي عضونا

Indeed, Sulayman, retrieved us, son of Ali, meaning he rescued our limb, meaning our body part.

والورِك ظاهره نسا وباطنه شلا ؛ يريد لا لحم على باطنه كأنه اشتلي ما فيه من اللحم أي أخذ

And the hip, its exterior is fat and its interior is shalw; meaning no flesh on its interior, as if what was in it of flesh was taken, meaning removed.

أشليت الكلب وقرقست به إذا دعوته

I called the dog and made sounds to it when I called it.

أشلى الشاة والكلب واستشلاهما: دعاهما بأسمائهما

Ashlā the sheep and the dog, and istashlāhumā: he called them by their names.

أشلى دابته: أراها المخلاة لتأتيه

He showed his mount the feedbag so it would come to him.

أشليت الكلب دعوته

I called the dog, meaning I called it.

ألا أيها المشلي علي كلابه

O you who unleashes his dogs upon me,

فإن استشلاه ربه نجاه

if his Lord retrieves him, He saves him.

قد اشتلانا عفوه وكرمه أي استنقذنا

His forgiveness and generosity have rescued us, meaning saved us.

أشليتها باسم المراح فأقبلت رتكا، وكانت قبل ذلك ترسف

I called her by the name of al-mirah and she came swiftly, whereas before she was limping.