salla

See also: Salla and sållå

Albanian

Noun

salla

1. inflection of sallë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sál.làː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sál.làː]

Noun

sallā̀ f (possessed form sallàr̃)

1. prayer, salat (principally in Islam)
2. (Islam) religious holiday

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sëlë.

Noun

salla

1. fathom (unit of length)

Inflection

Even a-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative	salla
Genitive	salá
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	salla	salá
Accusative	saláv	salájt
Genitive	salá	saláj
Illative	sallaj	salájda
Inessive	salán	salájn
Elative	salás	salájs
Comitative	salájn	saláj
Abessive	saládagá saládagi	salájdagá salájdagi
Essive	sallan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person sallam sallama sallama 2nd person sallat sallada sallada 3rd person sallas sallaska sallasa

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic صَلَّى (ṣallā, “to pray”). In this sense it was replaced in Maltese with talab, a loan translation of Sicilian prigari.

In order to understand the semantic development, it would have to be known whether the association with Islamic prayer has been inherited through the centuries. If so, this could well explain the origin of the negative sense “to blaspheme” among the staunchly Catholic Maltese. However, that association may simply be due to a modern learned practice after the Arabic cognate verb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsal.la/
• Rhymes: -alla

Verb

salla (imperfect jsalli, past participle msalli)

1. to praise God
2. to perform the Islamic obligatory prayer
3. to blaspheme
4. (obsolete) alternative form of sella (“to greet”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of salla (Form II)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	sallejt	sallejt	salla	sallejna	sallejtu	sallew
	f			salliet
imperfect	m	nsalli	ssalli	jsalli	nsallu	ssallu	jsallu
	f			ssalli
imperative			salli			sallu
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	sallejtx	sallejtx	salliex	sallejniex	sallejtux	sallewx
	f			sallietx
imperfect	m	nsallix	ssallix	jsallix	nsallux	ssallux	jsallux
	f			ssallix
imperative			tsallix			tsallux

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sëlë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsalla/

Noun

salla

1. embrace, hug
2. fathom (unit of measure)
3. armful

Inflection

Even a-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative	salla
Genitive	sala
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	salla	salat
Accusative	sala	salaid
Genitive	sala	salaid
Illative	sallii	salaide
Locative	salas	salain
Comitative	salain	salaiguin
Essive	sallan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person sallan sallame sallamet 2nd person sallat sallade salladet 3rd person sallas sallaska sallaset

Derived terms

• sallut

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland