Arabic

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شَطْرَنْج

Etymology

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    From Early Classical Persian چَتْرَنگ (čatrang), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (cʾtlʾng /⁠čatrang⁠/, chess), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).

    Noun

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    شِطْرَنْج or شَطْرَنْج (šiṭranj or šaṭranjm

    1. shatranj
    2. chess

    Declension

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    Declension of noun شِطْرَنْج (šiṭranj)‎; شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj)
    singular basic singular triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal شِطْرَنْج‎; شَطْرَنْج
    šiṭranj‎; šaṭranj
    الشِّطْرَنْج‎; الشَّطْرَنْج
    aš-šiṭranj‎; aš-šaṭranj
    شِطْرَنْج‎; شَطْرَنْج
    šiṭranj‎; šaṭranj
    nominative شِطْرَنْجٌ‎; شَطْرَنْجٌ
    šiṭranjun‎; šaṭranjun
    الشِّطْرَنْجُ‎; الشَّطْرَنْجُ
    aš-šiṭranju‎; aš-šaṭranju
    شِطْرَنْجُ‎; شَطْرَنْجُ
    šiṭranju‎; šaṭranju
    accusative شِطْرَنْجًا‎; شَطْرَنْجًا
    šiṭranjan‎; šaṭranjan
    الشِّطْرَنْجَ‎; الشَّطْرَنْجَ
    aš-šiṭranja‎; aš-šaṭranja
    شِطْرَنْجَ‎; شَطْرَنْجَ
    šiṭranja‎; šaṭranja
    genitive شِطْرَنْجٍ‎; شَطْرَنْجٍ
    šiṭranjin‎; šaṭranjin
    الشِّطْرَنْجِ‎; الشَّطْرَنْجِ
    aš-šiṭranji‎; aš-šaṭranji
    شِطْرَنْجِ‎; شَطْرَنْجِ
    šiṭranji‎; šaṭranji

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    North Levantine Arabic

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    Etymology

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    From Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj). Hyperforeignized to French phonology by some speakers.

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    Noun

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    شطرنج (šaṭaranj, šaṭarō̃jm

    1. chess

    Persian

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj, shatranj, chess), from Early Classical Persian چَتْرَنْگ (čatrang), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ctlng /⁠čatrang⁠/, chess), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).

    Pronunciation

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    Readings
    Classical reading? šatranj
    Dari reading? šatranj
    Iranian reading? šatranj
    Tajik reading? šatranj

    Noun

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    Dari شطرنج
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik шатранҷ

    شَطْرَنْج (šatranj)

    1. shatranj
      بازیِ شَطْرَنْجbâzi-ye šatranja game of chess
    2. chess

    See also

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    Chess pieces in Persian · مهره‌های شطرنج (mohre-hâye šatranj) (layout · text)
               
    شاه (šâh) وزیر (vazir),
    فرزین (farzin)
    رخ (rox),
    قلعه (qal'e)
    فیل (fil) اسب (asb) پیاده (piyâde),
    سرباز (sarbâz)

    Punjabi

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    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    شَطرَنج (śat̤ranjm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸ਼ਤਰੰਜ)

    1. chess
    2. shatranj

    Declension

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    Declension of شطرنج
    singular plural
    direct شَطرَنج (śat̤ranj) شَطرَنج (śat̤ranj)
    oblique شَطرَنج (śat̤ranj) شَطرَنجاں (śat̤ranjāṉ)
    vocative شَطرَنجا (śat̤ranjā) شَطرَنجو (śat̤ranjo)
    ablative شَطرَنجوں (śat̤ranjoṉ) شَطرَنجاں (śat̤ranjāṉ)
    locative شَطرَنجے (śat̤ranje) شَطرَنجِیں (śat̤ranjīṉ)
    instrumental شَطرَنجوں (śat̤ranjoṉ)

    Synonyms

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    References

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    • ਸ਼ਤਰੰਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

    South Levantine Arabic

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    Etymology

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    From Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ʃatˤ.ranʒ/, [ʃɑtˤˈrˤɑnʒ]
    • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

    Noun

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    شطرنج (šaṭranjm

    1. chess

    See also

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    Chess pieces in South Levantine Arabic · قطع الشطرنج (ʔuṭaʕ iš-šaṭranj) (layout · text)
               
    ملك (malik) ملكة (malike) قلعة (ʔalʕa) وزير (wazīr) حصان (ḥsān) جندي (jundi)

    Urdu

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic شطرنج (šaṭranj), from Early Classical Persian چَتْرَنْگ (čatrang), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ctlng /⁠čatrang⁠/, chess), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga, four parts of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers).

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    شطرنج (šatranjf (Hindi spelling शतरंज)

    1. shatranj
    2. chess