شطرنج
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شَطْرَنْج
Arabic
Etymology
From Classical Persian شترنگ (šatrang), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (cʾtlʾng /čatrang/, “chess”), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).
Noun
شِطْرَنْج or شَطْرَنْج • (šiṭranj or šaṭranj) m
Declension
Declension of noun شِطْرَنْج (šiṭranj); شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj)
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| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شِطْرَنْج; شَطْرَنْج šiṭranj; šaṭranj |
الشِّطْرَنْج; الشَّطْرَنْج aš-šiṭranj; aš-šaṭranj |
شِطْرَنْج; شَطْرَنْج šiṭranj; šaṭranj |
| Nominative | شِطْرَنْجٌ; شَطْرَنْجٌ šiṭranjun; šaṭranjun |
الشِّطْرَنْجُ; الشَّطْرَنْجُ aš-šiṭranju; aš-šaṭranju |
شِطْرَنْجُ; شَطْرَنْجُ šiṭranju; šaṭranju |
| Accusative | شِطْرَنْجًا; شَطْرَنْجًا šiṭranjan; šaṭranjan |
الشِّطْرَنْجَ; الشَّطْرَنْجَ aš-šiṭranja; aš-šaṭranja |
شِطْرَنْجَ; شَطْرَنْجَ šiṭranja; šaṭranja |
| Genitive | شِطْرَنْجٍ; شَطْرَنْجٍ šiṭranjin; šaṭranjin |
الشِّطْرَنْجِ; الشَّطْرَنْجِ aš-šiṭranji; aš-šaṭranji |
شِطْرَنْجِ; شَطْرَنْجِ šiṭranji; šaṭranji |
Descendants
- Andalusian Arabic: شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj)
- → Amharic: ሰንጠረዥ (sänṭäräž)
- → English: shatranj
- → Middle Armenian: սատրինճ (satrinč), սաթրինճ (satʻrinč), սատրիճ (satrič)
- Armenian: սատրինջ (satrinǰ)
- → Persian: شطرنج (šatranj)
- → Russian: шатра́ндж (šatrándž)
- → Swahili: sataranji
Persian
| Dari | شطرنج |
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| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | шатранҷ |
Etymology
From Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj, “shatranj, chess”), from Middle Persian (ctlng /čatrang/, “chess”), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
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| Classical reading? | šatranj |
| Dari reading? | šatranj |
| Iranian reading? | šatranj |
| Tajik reading? | šatranj |
Noun
شَطْرَنْج • (šatranj)
See also
| Chess pieces in Persian · مهره‌های شطرنج (mohre-hâye šatranj) (layout · text) | |||||
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فیل (fil) | اسب (asb) | پیاده (piyâde), سرباز (sarbâz) |
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj).
Pronunciation
Noun
شطرنج • (šaṭranj) m
See also
| Chess pieces in South Levantine Arabic · قطع الشطرنج (ʔuṭaʕ iš-šaṭranj) (layout · text) | |||||
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| ملك (malik) | ملكة (malike) | قلعة (ʔalʕa) | وزير (wazīr) | حصان (ḥsān) | جندي (jundi) |
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj).