شلف

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Probably related with Maltese xlief (“fishing line”) and xellef (“to chip”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

شلف • (šalaf) I (non-past يشلُف (yišluf) or يشلِف (yišlif), verbal noun شلف (šaləf))

to toss, to hurl, to throw

Derived terms

شلفة (šalfe, “a toss”)

Verb

شلف • (šallaf) II (non-past يشلف (yšallif))

to pack the luggage
(by extension) to leave one's home, to move (from عن)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian шала́ва (šaláva).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃalf/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃälf]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃälf]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃälf]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃælf]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃälf]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šalf
Dari reading^?	šalf
Iranian reading^?	šalf
Tajik reading^?	šalf

Noun

شلف • (šalf)

(derogatory) a prostitute, a whore