Shahla (given name)

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Shahla ({{langx|ar|شَهْلَاء}} [{{ALA-LC|ar|Shahlā{{hamza}}}}]; {{langx|az|Şəhla}}; {{langx|bn|শাহলা}}; {{langx|id|Syahla}}; {{langx|fa|شَهلا}}; {{langx|tg|Шаҳло}}; {{langx|ur|شَہلا}}; {{langx|uz|Shahlo}}) is a feminine given name used throughout the Muslim world.

It is based on the feminine form of the Arabic adjective {{lang|ar|أَشْهَل}} ({{Transliteration|ar|DIN|ʾašhal}}) in the sense "whose eyes have {{lang|ar|شُهْلَة}} ({{Transliteration|ar|DIN|šuhla}})", which is said to have meant "a blue or greenish hue" in Classical Arabic, or "black with some blueness in them" (navy blue color).[https://quranicnames.com/shahla/ Shahla] Some sources also say "black with redness" (i.e. very dark maroon). Others say the name means "dark-grey-eyed", "hazel-eyed", or simply "who has beautiful eyes".

The colloquial Arabic spelling of the name omits the hamza (as is usually the case when the hamza is in final position), thus rendering {{lang|ar|شهلا}}, with the stress on the first syllable. Incidentally, omission of the final hamza is also the standard in Persian and Urdu.

Alternate transcriptions include: Chahla, Chahlaa, Chehla, Chehlaa, Shehla, Shehlaa, Shahlaa.