שאילא

Aramaic

Etymology

Name meaning asked for, wanted; from שאל (to ask).

Proper noun

שְׁאִילָא • (šəʾīlā) m

1. (biblical) Silas
2. a male given name

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Σιλᾶς (Silâs), Σίλας (Sílas)
  • Greek: Σιλάς (Silás), Σίλας (Sílas)
  • → Latin: Sīlās (see there for further descendants)

See also

• שָׁאוּל (šāʾūl)

References

• de Vogüé, Melchior (1868–1877). La Syrie Centrale: Inscriptions Sémitiques.
• (1897-1899) Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete, Volumes 12-13. Weimar: Harvard College Library. pp. 179-188.