فيل

See also: فیل‎ and قيل‎

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian (pīl)), from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (pīru), related to Egyptian ꜣbw

(root of English elephant).

Pronunciation

(Egypt) IPA^(key): /fiːl/

Noun

فِيل • (fīl) m (dual فِيلَان‎ (fīlān), plural فِيَلَة‎ (fiyala) or فُيُول‎ (fuyūl) or أَفْيَال‎ (ʾafyāl), feminine فِيلَة‎ (fīla))

elephant
(chess) bishop (use the dual to pluralize)

Declension

Declension of noun فِيل (fīl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِيل fīl	الْفِيل‎ al-fīl	فِيل fīl
Nominative	فِيلٌ fīlun	الْفِيلُ‎ al-fīlu	فِيلُ fīlu
Accusative	فِيلًا‎ fīlan	الْفِيلَ‎ al-fīla	فِيلَ fīla
Genitive	فِيلٍ fīlin	الْفِيلِ‎ al-fīli	فِيلِ fīli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِيلَيْن‎ fīlayn	الْفِيلَيْن‎ al-fīlayn	فِيلَيْ‎ fīlay
Nominative	فِيلَانِ‎ fīlāni	الْفِيلَانِ‎ al-fīlāni	فِيلَا‎ fīlā
Accusative	فِيلَيْنِ‎ fīlayni	الْفِيلَيْنِ‎ al-fīlayni	فِيلَيْ‎ fīlay
Genitive	فِيلَيْنِ‎ fīlayni	الْفِيلَيْنِ‎ al-fīlayni	فِيلَيْ‎ fīlay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فِيَلَة‎‎; فُيُول‎‎; أَفْيَال‎ fiyala‎; fuyūl‎; ʾafyāl	الْفِيَلَة‎‎; الْفُيُول‎‎; الْأَفْيَال‎ al-fiyala‎; al-fuyūl‎; al-ʾafyāl	فِيَلَة‎‎; فُيُول‎‎; أَفْيَال‎ fiyalat‎; fuyūl‎; ʾafyāl
Nominative	فِيَلَةٌ‎‎; فُيُولٌ‎‎; أَفْيَالٌ‎ fiyalatun‎; fuyūlun‎; ʾafyālun	الْفِيَلَةُ‎‎; الْفُيُولُ‎‎; الْأَفْيَالُ‎ al-fiyalatu‎; al-fuyūlu‎; al-ʾafyālu	فِيَلَةُ‎‎; فُيُولُ‎‎; أَفْيَالُ‎ fiyalatu‎; fuyūlu‎; ʾafyālu
Accusative	فِيَلَةً‎‎; فُيُولًا‎‎; أَفْيَالًا‎ fiyalatan‎; fuyūlan‎; ʾafyālan	الْفِيَلَةَ‎‎; الْفُيُولَ‎‎; الْأَفْيَالَ‎ al-fiyalata‎; al-fuyūla‎; al-ʾafyāla	فِيَلَةَ‎‎; فُيُولَ‎‎; أَفْيَالَ‎ fiyalata‎; fuyūla‎; ʾafyāla
Genitive	فِيَلَةٍ‎‎; فُيُولٍ‎‎; أَفْيَالٍ‎ fiyalatin‎; fuyūlin‎; ʾafyālin	الْفِيَلَةِ‎‎; الْفُيُولِ‎‎; الْأَفْيَالِ‎ al-fiyalati‎; al-fuyūli‎; al-ʾafyāli	فِيَلَةِ‎‎; فُيُولِ‎‎; أَفْيَالِ‎ fiyalati‎; fuyūli‎; ʾafyāli

Descendants

Bashkir: фил (fil)
Old Norse: fíll
- Faroese: fílur
- Icelandic: fíll
Spanish: alfil

Chess pieces in Arabic · (layout · text)

شَاه‎ (šāh)	وَزِير‎ (wazīr)	رُخّ‎ (ruḵḵ)	فِيل (fīl)	حِصَان‎ (ḥiṣān)	بَيْدَق‎ (baydaq) – جُنْدِيّ‎ (jundiyy)