سال

See also: ساڵ, سأل, and شال

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ي ل (s-y-l).

Verb

سَالَ • (sāla) I, non-past يَسِيلُ‎ (yasīlu)

1. to flow, to run
2. to stretch over a horse's forehead and nose (of a white spot)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

سَالَ

(form-I hollow, verbal nouns سَيْل or سَيَلَان)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						سَيْل or سَيَلَان sayl or sayalān
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						سَائِل sāʾil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَسِيل masīl
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	سِلْتُ siltu	سِلْتَ silta	سَالَ sāla		سِلْتُمَا siltumā	سَالَا sālā		سِلْنَا silnā	سِلْتُمْ siltum	سَالُوا sālū
	f		سِلْتِ silti	سَالَتْ sālat			سَالَتَا sālatā			سِلْتُنَّ siltunna	سِلْنَ silna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أَسِيلُ ʾasīlu	تَسِيلُ tasīlu	يَسِيلُ yasīlu		تَسِيلَانِ tasīlāni	يَسِيلَانِ yasīlāni		نَسِيلُ nasīlu	تَسِيلُونَ tasīlūna	يَسِيلُونَ yasīlūna
	f		تَسِيلِينَ tasīlīna	تَسِيلُ tasīlu			تَسِيلَانِ tasīlāni			تَسِلْنَ tasilna	يَسِلْنَ yasilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَسِيلَ ʾasīla	تَسِيلَ tasīla	يَسِيلَ yasīla		تَسِيلَا tasīlā	يَسِيلَا yasīlā		نَسِيلَ nasīla	تَسِيلُوا tasīlū	يَسِيلُوا yasīlū
	f		تَسِيلِي tasīlī	تَسِيلَ tasīla			تَسِيلَا tasīlā			تَسِلْنَ tasilna	يَسِلْنَ yasilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَسِلْ ʾasil	تَسِلْ tasil	يَسِلْ yasil		تَسِيلَا tasīlā	يَسِيلَا yasīlā		نَسِلْ nasil	تَسِيلُوا tasīlū	يَسِيلُوا yasīlū
	f		تَسِيلِي tasīlī	تَسِلْ tasil			تَسِيلَا tasīlā			تَسِلْنَ tasilna	يَسِلْنَ yasilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		سِلْ sil			سِيلَا sīlā				سِيلُوا sīlū
	f		سِيلِي sīlī							سِلْنَ silna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	سِيلَ sīla		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	—	—	يُسَالُ yusālu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُسَالَ yusāla		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُسَلْ yusal		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سال”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

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Baluchi

Noun

سال • (sál)

1. year

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian ŠNT (sāl, “year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɒːl/

Noun

Dari	سال
Iranian Persian	سال
Tajik	сол (sol)

سال • (sâl) (plural سال‌ها (sâl-hâ) or سالیان (sâliyân))

1. year

Derived terms

• امسال (emsâl)
• پارسال (pârsâl)
• سالیانه (sâliyâne)

Descendants

• → Hindi: साल (sāl)
• → Urdu: سال (sāl)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “sāl”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

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Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Persian سال (sâl).

Noun

سال • (sāl) m (Hindi spelling साल)

1. year

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit शालः (śālaḥ).

Noun

سال • (sāl) m (Hindi spelling साल)

1. saul tree and its wood (Shorea robusta)

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit शल्यं (śalyaṃ).

Noun

سال • (sāl) m (Hindi spelling साल)

1. thorn

Etymology 4

From Sanskrit शाला (śālā).

Noun

سال • (sāl) f (Hindi spelling साल)

1. house
2. hall
3. place

Etymology 5

From Sanskrit शृगालः (śṛgālaḥ).

Noun

سال • (sāl) m (Hindi spelling साल)

1. jackal