شطرنج

Arabic

شَطْرَنْج

Etymology

From Persian شترنگ (šatrang), from Middle Persian ctlng (čatrang, chess), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga, four parts" of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers).

Noun

شِطْرَنْج or شَطْرَنْج (šiṭranj or šaṭranj) m

  1. shatranj
  2. chess

Declension


Persian

Dari Persian شطرنج
Iranian Persian شطرنج
Tajiki Persian шатранҷ (šatranj)

Etymology

From Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj, shatranj, chess), Middle Persian ctlng (čatrang, chess), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (cátur-aṅga, four parts" of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers).

Noun

شطرنج (šatranj)

  1. shatranj
  2. chess
See also
Chess pieces in Persian · مهره‌های شطرنج (mohre-hâye šatranj) (layout · text)
شاه (šâh) وزیر (vazir) رخ (rox),
قلعه (qal'e)
فیل (fil) اسب (asb) پیاده (piyâde),
سرباز (sarbâz)

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj).

Noun

شطرنج (šatranj) f (Hindi spelling शतरंज)

  1. shatranj
  2. chess
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