شال

العربية

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شال¹

verb شَالَ · šāla · يَشُولُ · شَوْل · شَائِل

  1. to rise, to become elevated
  2. to raise, to elevate, to lift تَأَبَّرِي مِنْ حَنَذٍ فَشُولِي

شال²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Persian شال (šāl /šâl).

noun شَال · šāl · شَالَات · شِيلَان · الشَّال

  1. shawl, scarf, fichu

شال³

Where it comes from

From Sahidic Coptic ϫⲏⲗ (jēl, “a fish”), also borrowed as قِيل (gīl) from Bohairic Coptic ⲕⲏⲗ (kēl).

noun شَال · šāl · الشَّال · شَالٌ

  1. Synodontis spp.
  2. Silurus spp.
  3. Lycodontis syn. Gymnothorax spp.

In English

  • shawl a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders
  • fichu woman's lightweight triangular scarf

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شال},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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