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صِلَة
connection /ˈsˤi.la/
nounB1#1918 most common
Also: link, tie, bond, relevance, relation
Example sentences
هٰذِهِ صِلَة قَوِيَّة.
This is a strong connection.
لِي صِلَة بِهٰذِهِ العائِلَة.
I have a tie to this family.
صِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ واجِبٌ عَلى كُلِّ مُسلِمٍ.
Keeping kinship ties is a duty on every Muslim.
لا صِلَةَ لِهٰذا المَوضوعِ بِالنِّقاشِ.
This topic has no relevance to the discussion.
قَطَعَ كُلَّ صِلَةٍ لَهُ بِأَصْدِقائِهِ القُدامى.
He cut off all connection with his old friends.
تُشيرُ الوَثائِقُ إلى وُجودِ صِلَةٍ وَثيقَةٍ بَينَ الشَّرِكَتَينِ.
The documents point to a close link between the two companies.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صِلَةٌ | صِلَاتٌ |
| Genitive | صِلَةٍ | صِلَاتٍ |
| Accusative | صِلَةً | صِلَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا صِلَةُ | يا صِلَاتُ |
Word family
وَصَلَto arrive, to join
وَصْلjoining, union
تَواصُلcommunication, contactواصِلconnecting, one who joins
مَوصولconnected, joined
Etymology
The word derives from the Semitic root و-ص-ل (w-ṣ-l), which carries the sense of joining, reaching, and arriving. صِلَة is a verbal noun on the fiʿla pattern, naming the act or result of connecting. From the same root come the verb وَصَلَ (to arrive, to join) and وُصول (arrival).
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