क़िला
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian قلعه (qal'a), from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa). Compare with Bengali কেল্লা (kella), Marathi किल्ला (killā), Punjabi ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ (kilhā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
क़िला • (qilā) m (Urdu spelling قلعہ)
- fort, citadel
- यह क़िला क्या है भूलभुलैयाँ है।
- yah qilā kyā hai bhūlbhulaiyā̃ hai.
- This fort is but a labyrinth.
Declension edit
Declension of क़िला (masc ā-stem)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “क़िला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.