فیلہ
Urdu
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /fiː.lɑː/,
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /fɪ.jə.lɑː/
Noun
[edit]فیلہ • (fīlā) m
Declension
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| direct | فیلَہ (fīlah) | فیلے (fīle) |
| oblique | فیلے (fīle) | فیلوں (fīlõ) |
| vocative | فیلے (fīle) | فیلو (fīlo) |
See also
[edit]| Chess pieces in Urdu · مہرے کے شطرنج (śatranj ke muhre) (layout · text) | |||||
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| بَادْشَاہ (bādśāh) | وَزِیر (vazīr) | رُخ (rux) | فِیلَہ (fīla) | گھوڑا (ghoṛā) | پِیَادَہ (piyāda) |