فیلہ
Urdu
Alternative forms
Etymology
Derived from Classical Persian فیلان (fīlān) from Arabic فِيلَان (fīlān), dual of فِيل (fīl) and used to refer to the two bishops in chess together. By surface analysis, فیل (fīl) + ـہ (-ah).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /fiː.lɑː/,
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /fɪ.jə.lɑː/
Noun
فیلہ • (fīlā) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | فیلَہ (fīlah) | فیلے (fīle) |
| oblique | فیلے (fīle) | فیلوں (fīlõ) |
| vocative | فیلے (fīle) | فیلو (fīlo) |
See also
| Chess pieces in Urdu · مہرے کے شطرنج (śatranj ke muhre) (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| بَادْشَاہ (bādśāh) | وَزِیر (vazīr) | رُخ (rux) | فِیلَہ (fīla) | گھوڑا (ghoṛā) | پِیَادَہ (piyāda) |