شہلا

See also: شهلا‎

Urdu

Etymology 1

Ultimately Semitic, likely through Persian شهلا‎ (šahlâ, “[uncertain meaning]”).

Adjective

شہلا • (transliteration needed) (Hindi spelling शहला)

  1. Often used to describe the iris (anatomy). The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. glaucous or subglaucous;[1]
    2. of "lighter shades of brown"[2] or amber or tawny[1] or fawn.[3]

Etymology 2

Likely from Persian شهلا‎ (Šahlâ).

Proper noun

شہلا • (transliteration needed) f (Hindi spelling शहला)

  1. A female given name.

References

  1. 1 2 Maxwell-Stuart, P. G. (1981), Studies in Greek Colour Terminology: Charopos, Brill Publishers, p. 174.
  2. ↑ Maxwell-Stuart, P. G. (1981), Studies in Greek Colour Terminology: Charopos, Brill Publishers, p. 71.
  3. ↑ Aigle, D. (2014), The Mongol-Empire Between Myth and Reality, p. 127.
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