ਫੀਲਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فیل (fil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰiːlaː]

Noun

ਫੀਲਾ • (phīlā) m (Shahmukhi spelling پھلا)

1. elephant
2. (chess) bishop

Declension

Declension of ਫੀਲਾ
dir. sg.	ਫੀਲਾ (phīlā)
dir. pl.	ਫੀਲੇ (phīle)
	singular	plural
direct	ਫੀਲਾ (phīlā)	ਫੀਲੇ (phīle)
oblique	ਫੀਲੇ (phīle)	ਫੀਲਿਆਂ (phīliā̃)
vocative	ਫੀਲਿਆ (phīliā)	ਫੀਲਿਓ (phīlio)
ablative	ਫੀਲਿਓਂ (phīliõ)	—
locative	ਫੀਲੇ (phīle)	—
instrumental	ਫੀਲੇ (phīle)	—

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਫੀਲਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.