क़िला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (qal'a), from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa). Compare with Bengali কেল্লা (kella), Marathi किल्ला (killā), Punjabi ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ (kilhā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /qɪ.lɑː/, [qɪ.läː], /kɪ.lɑː/, [kɪ.läː]

Noun

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

Declension of *क़िला* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	क़िला qilā	क़िले qile
oblique	क़िले qile	क़िलों qilõ
vocative	क़िले qile	क़िलो qilo

Synonyms

कोट (koṭ)
गढ़ (gaṛh)
दुर्ग (durg)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “क़िला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.