שליה

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שליה

/ʃil.ˈja/ Modern Israeli
/ʃil.ˈjɔː/
/ʃil.ˈjɔ/
[ˈʃil.jɔ]

Where it comes from

From שָׁלָה (“to draw out”) with the meaning of "that which is drawn out [from the woman after birth]".

Compare Aramaic שִׁלְיְתָא (šilyəṯā), Classical Syriac ܫܠܝܬܐ (šᵊliṯā), Arabic سَلًى (salan), and Akkadian silītum/šelītum.

noun שִׁלְיָה · shilyá · שְׁלָיוֹת · שִׁלְיָתִי · שִׁלְיָתֵנוּ

placenta, afterbirth וּבְשִׁלְיָתָהּ הַיּוֹצֵת מִבֵּין רַגְלֶיהָ וּבְבָנֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵד כִּי־תֹאכְלֵם בְּחֹסֶר־כֹּל בַּסָּתֶר בְּמָצוֹר וּבְמָצוֹק אֲשֶׁר יָצִיק לְךָ אֹיִבְךָ בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ׃

In English

placenta anatomy: placenta

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שליה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}