क़िला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian قلعه‎ (qal'e), from Arabic قَلْعَة‎ (qalʿa). Compare with Marathi किल्ला (killā).

Noun

क़िला • (qila) m (Urdu spelling قلعہ‎)

  1. fort, citadel
    यह क़िला क्या है भूलभुलैयाँ है।
    yah qilā kyā hai bhūlbhulaiyā̃ hai.
    This fort is but a labyrinth.

Synonyms

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “क़िला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
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