قلعه

See also: قلعہ‎ and قلعة‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian قلعه‎ (qal'e), from Arabic قَلْعَة‎ (qalʕa).

Noun

قلعه or قلعه or قلعه • (kalʼa or kalʼe or kale)

  1. fortress
  2. castle
  3. (military) square (body of troops drawn up in a square formation)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Turkish: kale
  • → Albanian: kala

References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَلْعَة‎ (qalʕa).

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /qalˈʔa/

Noun
Dari قلعه
Iranian Persian
Tajik қалъа (qalʾa)

قَلعه • (qal'e) (plural قَلعه‌ها‎ (qal'e-hâ) or قِلاع‎ (qelâ'))

  1. fortress, castle, stronghold
    Synonyms: دژ‎ (dež), قصر‎ (qasr)
  2. (chess) rook
    Synonym: رخ‎ (rox)

Descendants

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)
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