sulh

See also: sülh

Old English

Alternative forms

• suluh

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sulh, from Proto-Germanic *sulhs (“plough”), from Proto-Indo-European *selk- (“to drag, to furrow”). Cognate with Latin sulcus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sulx/, [suɫx]

Noun

sulh f

1. plough (implement)
2. plough, ploughland (measure of land)
3. furrow; gully

Declension

Declension of sulh (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sulh	sylh, syll
accusative	sulh	sylh, syll
genitive	sūle	sūla
dative	sylh, sylġ, sȳl	sūlum

Synonyms

• sūl

Derived terms

• sulhġetēog
• sulhhandla
• sulhsidu
• sulhlang
• sȳla
• *sȳlan
• sylhþe
• sūlinċel

Descendants

• Middle English: sulh, sulhȝ, sulch, sulgh, sulegh, solouȝ, solough, solwe
  • English: sullow
  • Scots: souch

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صلح, from Arabic صُلْح (ṣulḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsul(h)/
• Rhymes: -ul(h)

Noun

sulh (definite accusative sulhü, plural sulhler)

1. (archaic) peace, reconciliation

   Synonym: barış

   Yurtta sulh, cihanda sulh.

   Peace at home, peace in the world.

2. (obsolete) compromise

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sulh”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Uzbek

Etymology

From Arabic صُلْح (ṣulḥ).

Noun

sulh (plural sulhlar)

1. peace (tranquility, quiet, harmony; absence of violence)