شطرنج

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian شترنگ (šatrang), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭲𐭫𐭭𐭢 (čatrang, “chess”), from Sanskrit चतुरङग (chatur-anga, “four parts" of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers”).

Noun

شَطْرَنْج‎ • (shaṭranj) m

1. chess
2. shatranj

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Persian

Wikipedia ^fa

Etymology

From Arabic شطرنج, from Persian شترنگ (shatrang), from Sanskrit चतुरङग chatur-anga ("four parts" of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers).

Noun

شطرنج • (shatranj)

1. chess
2. shatranj

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian شطرنج, from Arabic شطرنج, from Persian شترنگ, from Sanskrit चतुरङग ćatur-aṅga ("four parts" of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers).

Noun

شطرنج • (šatranj) f, Hindi spelling शतरंज

1. chess
2. shatranj