Given name · Aramaic
שאילא
“to ask”
שאילא (šəʾīlā) is a masculine given name. It is used in Aramaic.
AramaicWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: šəʾīlā.
Meaning & origin
שאילא’s family of names
In Aramaic usage, שאילא has a later derivative in Silas. In Aramaic usage, שאילא can be written in the Roman alphabet as šəʾīlā. In Aramaic usage, שאילא has a transliteration in šəʾīlā.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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