أشهل

Arabic

Etymology

Color or defect adjective from the root ش ه ل‎ (š-h-l).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaʃ.hal/

Adjective

أَشْهَل • (ʾašhal) (feminine شَهْلَاء‎ (šahlāʾ), common plural شُهْل‎ (šuhl))

(obsolete)

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] (likely from confusion with أَشْعَل‎ (ʾašʿal)).[1]
‏رَجُل أَشْهَل الْعَيْنِ‎‎ ― rajul ʾašhal al-ʿayni ― [such]-eyed man

‏اِمْرَأَة شَهْلَاء الْعَيْنِ‎ ― imraʾa(t) šahlāʾ al-ʿayni ― [such]-eyed woman

‏عَيْن شَهْلَاء‎‎ ― ʿayn šahlāʾ ― a [such] eye

Declension

Declension of adjective أَشْهَل (ʾašhal)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَشْهَل ʾašhal	الْأَشْهَل‎ al-ʾašhal	شَهْلَاء‎ šahlāʾ	الشَّهْلَاء‎ aš-šahlāʾ
Nominative	أَشْهَلُ ʾašhalu	الْأَشْهَلُ‎ al-ʾašhalu	شَهْلَاءُ‎ šahlāʾu	الشَّهْلَاءُ‎ aš-šahlāʾu
Accusative	أَشْهَلَ ʾašhala	الْأَشْهَلَ‎ al-ʾašhala	شَهْلَاءَ‎ šahlāʾa	الشَّهْلَاءَ‎ aš-šahlāʾa
Genitive	أَشْهَلَ ʾašhala	الْأَشْهَلِ‎ al-ʾašhali	شَهْلَاءَ‎ šahlāʾa	الشَّهْلَاءِ‎ aš-šahlāʾi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَشْهَلَيْن‎ ʾašhalayn	الْأَشْهَلَيْن‎ al-ʾašhalayn	شَهْلَاءَيْن‎ šahlāʾayn	الشَّهْلَاءَيْن‎ aš-šahlāʾayn
Nominative	أَشْهَلَانِ‎ ʾašhalāni	الْأَشْهَلَانِ‎ al-ʾašhalāni	شَهْلَاءَانِ‎ šahlāʾāni	الشَّهْلَاءَانِ‎ aš-šahlāʾāni
Accusative	أَشْهَلَيْنِ‎ ʾašhalayni	الْأَشْهَلَيْنِ‎ al-ʾašhalayni	شَهْلَاءَيْنِ‎ šahlāʾayni	الشَّهْلَاءَيْنِ‎ aš-šahlāʾayni
Genitive	أَشْهَلَيْنِ‎ ʾašhalayni	الْأَشْهَلَيْنِ‎ al-ʾašhalayni	شَهْلَاءَيْنِ‎ šahlāʾayni	الشَّهْلَاءَيْنِ‎ aš-šahlāʾayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	شُهْل‎ šuhl	الشُّهْل‎ aš-šuhl	شُهْل‎ šuhl	الشُّهْل‎ aš-šuhl
Nominative	شُهْلٌ‎ šuhlun	الشُّهْلُ‎ aš-šuhlu	شُهْلٌ‎ šuhlun	الشُّهْلُ‎ aš-šuhlu
Accusative	شُهْلًا‎ šuhlan	الشُّهْلَ‎ aš-šuhla	شُهْلًا‎ šuhlan	الشُّهْلَ‎ aš-šuhla
Genitive	شُهْلٍ‎ šuhlin	الشُّهْلِ‎ aš-šuhli	شُهْلٍ‎ šuhlin	الشُّهْلِ‎ aš-šuhli

References

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

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[Mawell-Stuart,_p._174-1] 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.