The name Saylac ( Zeila ) is of Somali origin , not Arabic

[Maakhri from dhahar]

There has been much debate about the meaning of the name of the Somali city Saylac ( Zila زيلع ), as some believe that it is of Arabic origin.
But in fact, the word " Zilla زيلع" is of Somali origin.

Somalia is the farthest tip / far side ( far corner ) of the African continent ( Horn of Africa / Geeska Afrika / dhinaca Afrika ) .

That is why the ancient Somalis called their country ( dhinaca / Geeska ) which means the ( side or horn or corner ) .
Because the shape of the Somali Peninsula resembles a horn that penetrates the ocean . ( dhinaca / Geeska ) .

Therefore, the word ( dhinaca ) is a description of the geographical location of Somalia and a description of the shape of the Somali Peninsula
resembles a horn ( dhinaca / Geeska ).

( dhinaca or Geeska ) = the ( side or horn or corner ) .

As we know, the Somali letter ( dh ) does not exist in the Semitic language ( Arabic, etc. ) and is a very difficult letter to pronounce for non-Somali , so this Somali letter ( dh ) , which is difficult to pronounce for non-Somai speakers , is distorted with the letter ( z ) or other letters.

After replacing the Somali letter ( dh ) with the letter ( z ), the name of the city or territory ( dhinac ) was replaced with ( Zinac ) Zilac ).
dh → z → s
N → L
dhinac → Zinac → Zilac →Saylac

طينع ← زينع ← زيلع ← سيلع

dhinac : Doc ; gees .
dhinacee (-ceeyay, -caysay) Dhinac marid
ama xigid .
dhinacfariiso : Qofka agtiisa fariisasho.
dhinacjoog: Qofka agtiisa joogid.
dhinacsoco : Qof agtiisa socosho.
dhinacyee : Wax socda hal dhan ka marid.

dhinac dhinac : sideways .
dhinac : side .
dhinacfariiso : sit beside .
dhinacjoog : be beside someone or something .
dhinic : side , direction .

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[Maakhri from dhahar]

Another example :

The Somali word ( dhuxul طحل ) which means ( coal) became the word ( فَحْم faḥm ܦܲܚܡܵܐ‎ פֶּחָם‎ ) in Semitic languages .

Why ?

Because the Somali letter ( dh ) does not exist in the Semitic languages and is a very difficult letter to pronounce for non-Somali , so the Somali letter ( dh ) was changed in this case to the letter ( ف ) , so that the Somali word ( dhuxul طحل) became ( faxam فَحْم faḥam ) in Semitic languages .

dh → f
L → M
dhuxul → faxal → faxam ( faḥam )

طحل ← فحل ← فحم

The same thing ,
the Hebrew word ( naxla نَحَلَا נַחֲלָה ) which means
inheritance is similar to the Somali word
( dhaxal طَحَلْ ) which means inheritance .

dh → n
dhaxal → نَحَلَا ) נַחֲלָה naxla )
طَحَلْ ← نَحَلَا
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[Maakhri from dhahar]

The same thing ,
the Arabic word ( zarāfa زرافة ) which means ( giraffe ) is of Somali origin .
Also, the letter ( z ز ) in the word ( zarāfa زرافة ) which means ( giraffe ) is a corruption of the Somali letter ( dh ) which has no counterpart in the Semitic languages ( Arabic, Hebrew, etc.) .

the Somali word ( dheerow ) which means long / tall .

dh → z → g
ow → aaf
dheer → dheerow → zeerow → zeeraaf → geeraaf → giraffe

dh → g
ow → i
dheer → dheerow → dheeri → geeri → geri

طيرو ← زيرو ← زيراف ← زراف ← جراف

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[mohammdov]

There are no sources, and your words are just speculation، Zaila, a clear Arabic word, and there is no dispute about that. The Somalis used to call it Awdal and Arab sayalac

 

[Maakhri from dhahar]

There are no sources, and your words are just speculation، Zaila, a clear Arabic word, and there is no dispute about that. The Somalis used to call it Awdal and Arab sayalac

Not everything found in Arabic dictionaries is of Arabic origin .

In ancient times, Arabic dictionaries were like Wikipedia today, where their mission was to compile , not to revise and sort, and they did not know the science of etymology .
In their biased view, everything is Arab in origin .

For thousands of years , all people believed that the Earth was flat , that the Earth was the center of the universe , and that the sun revolved around the Earth .
But with the development of science we discovered the error of these opinions .

Not everything that is written in the books is true , information needs to be verified and its reliability checked .

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The name of the city of Zeila appears to be of Arabic origin
زيلع
1-نوع من الخرز تلبسه النساء
Zaila
A type of beads worn by women
الزَّيْلَعُ : خَرَزٌ تلْبَسُهُ النساءُ
Al-Zaylaa: Beads worn by women​

What is the good reason why the Arabs called this Somali city after a kind of bead ?

Why is it not the opposite that the country of Zeila was famous for this type of beads ?
Then, due to the popularity of this type of beads, the Arabs named these types of beads after the city / country of Zeila .

However, due to the Arabs' difficulty in pronouncing the Somali letter ( dh ) ,
the Somali letter ( dh ) was distorted into the letter ( z ) .

dh → z → s
N → L
dhinac → Zinac → Zilac → Saylac

طينع ← زينع ← زيلع ← سيلع
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[Yami]

Why is it not the opposite that the country of Zeila was famous for this type of beads ?
Then, due to the popularity of this type of beads, the Arabs named these types of beads after the city / country of Zeila .

However, due to the Arabs' difficulty in pronouncing the Somali letter ( dh ) ,
the Somali letter ( dh ) was distorted into the letter ( z ) .

dh → z → s
N → L
dhinac → Zinac → Zilac → Saylac

طينع ← زينع ← زيلع ← سيلع
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[Garaad Awal]

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