سلسلة

See also: سلسلہ‎ and سلسله‎

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic שִׁלְשֶׁלְתָּא‎ (šilšeltā, “chain”), from Akkadian 𒉠𒂡𒂡 (/šeršerratu/, “chains”), likely onomatopoeic of rattling chains; cognates with (Hebrew שַׁרְשְׁרָה‎ (šaršərā), Classical Syriac ܫܝܫܠܬܐ‎, Amharic ሰንሰለት (sänsälät), Old Armenian շղթայ (šłtʿay), Sumerian 𒋢𒂡𒂡 (/šeršer/, “chains”) likely derived from the common Semitic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sil.si.la/
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Noun

سِلْسِلَة • (silsila) f (plural سَلَاسِل‎ (salāsil))

iron chain
(literally or figuratively) chain
series

Declension

Declension of noun سِلْسِلَة (silsila)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِلْسِلَة silsila	السِّلْسِلَة‎ as-silsila	سِلْسِلَة silsilat
Nominative	سِلْسِلَةٌ silsilatun	السِّلْسِلَةُ‎ as-silsilatu	سِلْسِلَةُ silsilatu
Accusative	سِلْسِلَةً silsilatan	السِّلْسِلَةَ‎ as-silsilata	سِلْسِلَةَ silsilata
Genitive	سِلْسِلَةٍ silsilatin	السِّلْسِلَةِ‎ as-silsilati	سِلْسِلَةِ silsilati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سِلْسِلَتَيْن‎ silsilatayn	السِّلْسِلَتَيْن‎ as-silsilatayn	سِلْسِلَتَيْ‎ silsilatay
Nominative	سِلْسِلَتَانِ‎ silsilatāni	السِّلْسِلَتَانِ‎ as-silsilatāni	سِلْسِلَتَا‎ silsilatā
Accusative	سِلْسِلَتَيْنِ‎ silsilatayni	السِّلْسِلَتَيْنِ‎ as-silsilatayni	سِلْسِلَتَيْ‎ silsilatay
Genitive	سِلْسِلَتَيْنِ‎ silsilatayni	السِّلْسِلَتَيْنِ‎ as-silsilatayni	سِلْسِلَتَيْ‎ silsilatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَلَاسِل‎ salāsil	السَّلَاسِل‎ as-salāsil	سَلَاسِل‎ salāsil
Nominative	سَلَاسِلُ‎ salāsilu	السَّلَاسِلُ‎ as-salāsilu	سَلَاسِلُ‎ salāsilu
Accusative	سَلَاسِلَ‎ salāsila	السَّلَاسِلَ‎ as-salāsila	سَلَاسِلَ‎ salāsila
Genitive	سَلَاسِلَ‎ salāsila	السَّلَاسِلِ‎ as-salāsili	سَلَاسِلِ‎ salāsili

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: silsilə
→ Persian: سلسله‎ (selsele)
- → Urdu: سلسلہ‎
- → Turkish: silsile

References

Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 290
“šeršerratu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 17, Š, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992, pages 320–321
“šlšlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“šeršer [CHAIN]”, in The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
H8333 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

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