фил

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Azerbaijani

Noun

фил (definite accusative фили, plural филләр)

  1. Cyrillic spelling of fil (“elephant”)

Declension

Declension of фил
singular plural
nominative фил филләр
definite accusative фили филләри
dative филә филләрә
locative филдә филләрдән
ablative филдән филләрдән
definite genitive филин филләри

Bashkir

Фил

Etymology

From Persian فیل (fil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: фил (one syllable)

Noun

фил • (fil)

  1. elephant

Declension

Declension of фил (fil)
singular plural
absolute фил (fil) филдәр (fildər)
definite genitive филдең (fildeñ) филдәрҙең (fildərźeñ)
dative филгә (filgə) филдәргә (fildərgə)
definite accusative филде (filde) филдәрҙе (fildərźe)
locative филдә (fildə) филдәрҙә (fildərźə)
ablative филдән (fildən) филдәрҙән (fildərźən)

Judeo-Tat

Other scripts
Latin fil
Cyrillic фил (fil)
Hebrew פאִל (fil)

Etymology

From Persian فیل (fil).

Pronunciation

Noun

фил • (fil)

  1. elephant

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

фил • (fil) m

  1. (cooking) glazing, coating, topping
Declension
Declension of фил
singular plural
indefinite фил филови
definite unspecified филот филовите
definite proximal филов филовиве
definite distal филон филовине
vocative филу филови
count form — фила

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فیل (fil) (Turkish fil), from Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Middle Persian pyl (pīl), from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (pīru).

Noun

фил • (fil) m

  1. (archaic) elephant
    Synonym: слон (slon)
Declension
Declension of фил
singular plural
indefinite фил филови
definite unspecified филот филовите
definite proximal филов филовиве
definite distal филон филовине
vocative филу филови
count form — фила

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian فیل (fil, “elephant”). Replaced слон (slon).

Pronunciation

Noun

фил • (fil) m anim (genitive фи́ла, nominative plural фи́лы, genitive plural фи́лов)

  1. (obsolete) elephant
    Synonym: слон (slon)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فیل (fil) (modern Turkish fil), from Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Middle Persian pyl (pīl), from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (pīru). Akin to фѝлдиш.

Pronunciation

Noun

фи̏л m (Latin spelling fȉl) or фи̑л m (Latin spelling fȋl)

  1. (regional) elephant

Declension

Declension of фил
singular plural
nominative фи̏л/фи̑л филови
genitive фи́ла филова
dative филу филовима
accusative фил филове
vocative филу филови
locative филу филовима
instrumental филом филовима

Synonyms

References

  • “фил” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 283
  • “фил”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 6, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 668

Tajik

Etymology

Compare Persian فیل (fil).

Noun

Dari فیل
Iranian Persian
Tajik фил

фил • (fil)

  1. elephant

Tatar

Etymology

From Persian فیل (fil).

Noun

фил • (fil)

  1. elephant

Udi

Noun

фил • (fil)

  1. elephant

Yagnobi

Etymology

From Tajik фил (fil).

Noun

фил (fil)

  1. elephant
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