قلعه

See also: قلعہ‎ and قلعة‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (qal'e), from Arabic قَلْعَة‎‎ (qalʿa).

Noun

قلعه • (kal'e)

Descendants

Turkish: kale
→ Albanian: kala

Persian

Etymology

Reborrowed from Arabic قَلْعَة‎ (qalʿa), from Persian ‎ (kalât, “fortress”). Akin to Mazanderani کلا‎ (kalâ, “borough”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian, Dari) IPA^(key): /qælˈʔæ/
(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [ɢælˈʔe]
- (colloquial) IPA^(key): [ɢæːˈle]

Noun

قلعه • (qal'e) (plural قلعه‌ها‎ (qal'e-hâ) or قلاع‎ (qelâ'))

fortress, castle, stronghold
(chess) rook

Synonyms

(fortress, castle): دژ‎ (dež), قصر‎ (qasr)
(rook): رخ‎ (rox)

Descendants

→ Bengali: কেল্লা (kella)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: क़िला (qilā)

Urdu: قلعہ‎ (qila)
→ Kurdish: kel, keleh, qele, qale
Central Kurdish: قه‌ڵا‎ (qella)
→ Marathi: किल्ला (killā)
→ Ottoman Turkish: قلعه‎ (kal'e)
- Turkish: kale
- → Albanian: kala
→ Uyghur: قەلئە‎ (qel'e)

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)

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