شطرنج

Arabic
شَطْرَنْج

Etymology

From Persian شترنگ‎ (šatrang), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲‎𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢‎ (cʾt‎lʾng /čatrang/, “chess”), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga, ““four parts” of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers”).

Noun

شِطْرَنْج or شَطْرَنْج • (šiṭranj or šaṭranj) m

  1. shatranj
  2. chess

Declension
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

Descendants
  • Andalusian Arabic: شَطْرَنْج‎ (šaṭranj)
  • → Amharic: ሰንጠረዥ (sänṭäräž)
  • → Middle Armenian: սատրինճ (satrinč), սաթրինճ (satʿrinč), սատրիճ (satrič)
    • Armenian: սատրինջ (satrinǰ)
  • → Persian: شطرنج‎ (šatranj)
    • → Azerbaijani: satranc
    • → Gujarati: શેતરંજ (śetrañj)
    • → Hindi: शतरंज (śatrañj)
    • → Oriya: ସତରଞ୍ଜ (sôtôrôñjô)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: شطرنج‎ (şatranc)
    • → Punjabi: ਸ਼ਤਰੰਜ (śatrañj)
    • Tajik: шатранҷ (šatranj)
  • → Swahili: sataranji

Persian
Dari شطرنج
Iranian Persian
Tajik шатранҷ (šatranj)

Etymology

From Arabic شَطْرَنْج‎ (šaṭranj, “shatranj, chess”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ctlng /čatrang/, “chess”), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (cátur-aṅga, ““four parts” of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers”).

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

Noun

شطرنج • (šatranj)

  1. shatranj
    ‏بازی شطرنج‎‎ (ezâfe is unmarked in writing) ― bâzi-ye šatranj ― a game of chess‎
  2. chess

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

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic شَطْرَنْج‎ (šaṭranj).

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

Noun

شطرنج • (šaṭranj) m

  1. chess

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

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَطْرَنْج‎ (šaṭranj).

Noun

شطرنج • (šatranj) f (Hindi spelling शतरंज)

  1. shatranj
  2. chess
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