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قلعه

قلعه

See also: قلعہ and قلعة

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

قلعه (kal'e)

  1. fort
  2. castle

Persian

Etymology

Reborrowed from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʿa), from Persian کلات (kalât, fortress). Akin to Mazanderani کلا (kalâ, borough).

Pronunciation

Noun

قلعه (qal'e) (plural قلعه‌ها (qal'e-hâ) or قلاع (qelâ'))

  1. fortress, castle, stronghold
  2. (chess) rook

Synonyms

  • (fortress, castle): دژ (dež), قصر (qasr)
  • (rook): رخ (rox)

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)