"şehla" meaning in Turkish

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Adjective

Forms: şehlâ [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شهلا (şehla), from Arabic شَهْلَاء (šahlāʔ), feminine singular of أَشْهَل (ʔašhal). The meaning “squinting, squint-eyed” is an invention of Ottoman Turkish (not found in Arabic), which likely stemmed from confusion with Arabic حَوْلَاء (ḥawlāʔ) (whence Ottoman Turkish حولا (havla)), with which the word شَهْلَاء (šahlāʔ) occurred in Arabic incantations against the evil eye. See evil eye in Turkey. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|tr|ota|شهلا|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=şehla|ts=}} Ottoman Turkish شهلا (şehla), {{inh+|tr|ota|شهلا|tr=şehla}} Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شهلا (şehla), {{der|tr|ar|شَهْلَاء}} Arabic شَهْلَاء (šahlāʔ), {{root|tr|ar|ش ه ل}} Head templates: {{tr-adj}} şehla
  1. (obsolete; of eyes) of a bluish or light grey color Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-şehla-tr-adj-fq2jIWH2 Categories (other): Colors Disambiguation of Colors: 44 44 12
  2. (obsolete) whose eyes are bluish or light grey in color Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-şehla-tr-adj-0JpUVAfe Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header, Colors, Eye Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 0 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 92 8 Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 2 83 14 Disambiguation of Colors: 44 44 12 Disambiguation of Eye: 0 97 3
  3. squinting, squint-eyed Synonyms: şaşı
    Sense id: en-şehla-tr-adj-XjyW3uGH Categories (other): Colors Disambiguation of Colors: 44 44 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: şehlalaşmak, şehlalık
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