قلعه

See also: قلعہ‎ and قلعة‎

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

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

Noun

قلعه • (kal'e)

1. fortress
2. castle

Descendants

• Turkish: kale
• → Albanian: kala

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Persian

Etymology

Reborrowed from Arabic قَلْعَة‎ (qalʿa), from Persian کلات‎ (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'))

1. fortress, castle, stronghold
2. (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)