| Gender: | female |
| Region: | Muslim world |
Shahla (Arabic: شَهْلَاء [{{ALA-LC|ar|Shahlā{{hamza}}}}]; Azerbaijani: Şəhla; Bengali: শাহলা; Indonesian: Syahla; Persian: شهلا; Tajik: Шаҳло; Urdu: شہلا; Uzbek: Shahlo) is a feminine given name used throughout the Muslim world.
It is based on the feminine form of the Arabic adjective Arabic: أَشْهَل in the sense "whose eyes have Arabic: شُهْلَة ", which is said to have meant "a blue or greenish hue" in Classical Arabic, or "black with some blueness in them" (navy blue color).[1] Some sources also say "black with redness" (i.e. very dark maroon).[1] 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 Arabic: 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.[1]