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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses variations of the word for trousers, primarily focusing on the pronunciation and spelling of 'sirwal'. It notes different regional pronunciations and the potential Persian origin of the word.

Derived headwords

الشِّرْوَالnoun
  1. 1.
    trousersboth

    A type of garment worn on the lower body, covering each leg separately. This is presented as a variant pronunciation of 'sirwal'.

السِّرْوَالnoun
  1. 1.
    trousersboth

    The standard Arabic word for trousers, a garment covering the lower body with separate leg coverings.

شِلْوَارnoun
  1. 1.
    trousersboth

    Another variant pronunciation of trousers, often associated with colloquial or Persian influence.

Parallel reading

الشروال، بالكسر، أهمله الجوهري، وصاحب اللسان
Ash-Shirwal, with a kasra, was neglected by Al-Jauhari and the author of Al-Lisan.
وقال ابن الأنباري: قال السجستاني: هي لغة في السروال، بالسين
And Ibn al-Anbari said: Al-Sijistani said: It is a dialectical form of As-Sirwal, with a sin.
هكذا سمعته من الأعراب
This is how I heard it from the Bedouins.
قال: كأنه سمعه بالفارسية، وهو لا يعرفه، فحكاه
He said: It is as if he heard it in Persian, and he did not know it, so he narrated it.
قلت: وهي لغة عامية مبتذلة
I say: And it is a common, vulgar dialect.
ومنهم من يقول: شلوار، ويفتح الشين
And some of them say: Shalwar, with a fatha on the shin.