سلحفاة
العربية
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سلحفاة
- /su.laħ.faːh/
Where it comes from
Probably derived from an unattested Aramaic form akin to Classical Syriac ܣܠܘܦܝܬܐ (sallōp̄īṯā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒅮𒈾 (šeleppûm, “turtle, snake; a shell, egg, canister”). Distortion of the Akkadian form in either Aramaic or Arabic after native roots such as س ل ح (s l ḥ), س ل خ (s l ḵ), and ز ح ل (z ḥ l) is likely, as with many terms for organisms encountered only at special occasions (see exemplarily Russian берескле́т (beresklét, “spindle tree”)); Arabic vernaculars offer forms like سُحَلْفَاة (suḥalfāh), زُلَحْفَاة (zulaḥfāh), زَحَلْفَة (zaḥalfa) and زِلَحْفَة (zilaḥfa). Compare the variants of سَرَطَان (saraṭān, “crab”) for a similar case.
noun سُلَحْفَاة · sulaḥfāh · سَلَاحِف · السُّلَحْفَاة
- turtle
- ellipsis of سُلَحْفَاة بَرِّيَّة (sulaḥfā(t) barriyya, “tortoise”)
In English
Talk about this word "سلحفاة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. سلحفاة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9 "سلحفاة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9.Cite this
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