قلعه

Etymology

From Arabic قلعه‎ (qal'a).

Noun

قلعه • (kal'e)

1. fortress
2. castle

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian, Dari) IPA^(key): /qælˈʔæ/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [ɢælˈʔe]
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): [ɢæːˈle]

Noun

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

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

See also

Chess pieces in Persian · مهره‌های شطرنج‎ (mohre-hâye šatranj) (layout · text)
شاه‎ (šâh)	وزیر‎ (vazir)	رخ‎ (rox), قلعه (qal'e)	فیل‎ (fil)	اسب‎ (asb)	پیاده‎ (piyâde), سرباز‎ (sarbâz)