şehla

See also: Şehla, and sehla

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَهْلَاء (šahlāʔ), feminine singular of أَشْهَل (ʔašhal).

Adjective

şehla

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Derived terms

• nêrgiza şehla

Turkish

Alternative forms

• şehlâ

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شهلا (şehla), from Arabic شَهْلَاء (šahlāʔ), feminine singular of أَشْهَل (ʔašhal). The meaning “squinting, squint-eyed” is an invention of Ottoman Turkish (not found in Arabic), which likely stemmed from confusion with Arabic حَوْلَاء (ḥawlāʔ) (whence Ottoman Turkish حولا (havla)), with which the word شَهْلَاء (šahlāʔ) occurred in Arabic incantations against the evil eye. See evil eye in Turkey.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: şeh‧la

Adjective

şehla

1. (obsolete; of eyes) of a bluish or light grey color
2. (obsolete) whose eyes are bluish or light grey in color
3. squinting, squint-eyed

   Synonym: şaşı

Derived terms

• şehlalaşmak
• şehlalık