Save Gender Feminine Usage Arabic, Persian, Urdu Scripts شهلاء(Arabic) شهلا(Persian) شہلا(Urdu) Pronounced Pron. /ʃah.ˈlaːʔ/(Arabic) /ʃæɦ.ˈlɒ́ː/(Persian) /ʃəɦ.ˈlɑː/(Urdu) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "deep blue, bluish-black" in Arabic, also used to refer to a person with such an eye colour.