"sheila" meaning in All languages combined

See sheila on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʃiːlə/ Audio: en-au-sheila.ogg Forms: sheilas [plural]
Rhymes: -iːlə Etymology: From Sheila (“female given name”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheila (plural sheilas)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A woman. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, slang Synonyms: woman Translations (woman): nana [feminine] (French), gonzesse [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-sheila-en-noun-4BmJEEJs Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: sheilas [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic شَيْلَاء (šaylāʔ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|شَيْلَاء}} Arabic شَيْلَاء (šaylāʔ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheila (plural sheilas)
  1. A shayla, a headscarf worn by Muslim women. Wikidata QID: Q27700130 Synonyms: shayla
    Sense id: en-sheila-en-noun-en:Q27700130 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": "From Sheila (“female given name”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sheilas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sheila (plural sheilas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "man"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Australian English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "New Zealand English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2009, Rosemary Van Den Berg, Clogs and Bare Feet, page 208:",
          "text": "He was a real gentleman and although he never asked any personal questions as to why ‘a couple of sheilas’ was hitch hiking to Perth, he said he was glad of the company.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Deke Rivers, The Singer and His Songs, page 22:",
          "text": "“[…]You know I counted no less than fifty-five sheilas out on the street today, all screaming when you guys played.”",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Kate Shayler, Burnished: Burnside Life Stories, page 8:",
          "text": "I definitely didn’t think about getting married. I was real scared of sheilas back then.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A woman."
      ],
      "id": "en-sheila-en-noun-4BmJEEJs",
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australia, New Zealand, slang) A woman."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "woman"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "New-Zealand",
        "slang"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "woman",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nana"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "woman",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gonzesse"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃiːlə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-sheila.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9e/En-au-sheila.ogg/En-au-sheila.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/En-au-sheila.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːlə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sheila"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "شَيْلَاء"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic شَيْلَاء (šaylāʔ)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic شَيْلَاء (šaylāʔ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sheilas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sheila (plural sheilas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: niqab"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Meraj Rizvi, “Lesbianism makes its way to varsity dorms”, in Khaleej Times:",
          "text": "They sport short hair, no makeup, and do not wear a sheila.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A shayla, a headscarf worn by Muslim women."
      ],
      "id": "en-sheila-en-noun-en:Q27700130",
      "links": [
        [
          "shayla",
          "shayla"
        ],
        [
          "headscarf",
          "headscarf"
        ],
        [
          "Muslim",
          "Muslim"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:Q27700130"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "shayla"
        }
      ],
      "wikidata": [
        "Q27700130"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sheila"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Australian slang",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English eponyms",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "English terms derived from Arabic",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/iːlə",
    "Rhymes:English/iːlə/2 syllables",
    "Terms with French translations"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": "From Sheila (“female given name”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sheilas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sheila (plural sheilas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "man"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Australian English",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "New Zealand English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2009, Rosemary Van Den Berg, Clogs and Bare Feet, page 208:",
          "text": "He was a real gentleman and although he never asked any personal questions as to why ‘a couple of sheilas’ was hitch hiking to Perth, he said he was glad of the company.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Deke Rivers, The Singer and His Songs, page 22:",
          "text": "“[…]You know I counted no less than fifty-five sheilas out on the street today, all screaming when you guys played.”",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Kate Shayler, Burnished: Burnside Life Stories, page 8:",
          "text": "I definitely didn’t think about getting married. I was real scared of sheilas back then.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A woman."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Australia, New Zealand, slang) A woman."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "woman"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "New-Zealand",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃiːlə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-sheila.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9e/En-au-sheila.ogg/En-au-sheila.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/En-au-sheila.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːlə"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nana"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gonzesse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sheila"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Australian slang",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English eponyms",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "English terms derived from Arabic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "شَيْلَاء"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic شَيْلَاء (šaylāʔ)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic شَيْلَاء (šaylāʔ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sheilas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sheila (plural sheilas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: niqab"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Meraj Rizvi, “Lesbianism makes its way to varsity dorms”, in Khaleej Times:",
          "text": "They sport short hair, no makeup, and do not wear a sheila.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A shayla, a headscarf worn by Muslim women."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shayla",
          "shayla"
        ],
        [
          "headscarf",
          "headscarf"
        ],
        [
          "Muslim",
          "Muslim"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:Q27700130"
      ],
      "wikidata": [
        "Q27700130"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "shayla"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sheila"
}

Download raw JSONL data for sheila meaning in All languages combined (3.4kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (8a39820 and 4401a4c). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.