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

Noun

فیلہ • (fīlā) m

  1. (chess) bishop / alfil

Declension
Declension of فیلہ
singular plural
direct فیلہ (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)

References
  • “فیلہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “فیلہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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