փիղ

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian փիղ (pʻił). Doublet of ֆիլ (fil).

Pronunciation

Noun

փիղ (pʻiġ)

  1. elephant
    Synonym: (dialectal) ֆիլ (fil)
  2. (chess) bishop

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative փիղ (pʻiġ) փղեր (pʻġer)
dative փղի (pʻġi) փղերի (pʻġeri)
ablative փղից (pʻġicʻ) փղերից (pʻġericʻ)
instrumental փղով (pʻġov) փղերով (pʻġerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative փիղը/փիղն (pʻiġə/pʻiġn) փղերը/փղերն (pʻġerə/pʻġern)
dative փղին (pʻġin) փղերին (pʻġerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative փիղս (pʻiġs) փղերս (pʻġers)
dative փղիս (pʻġis) փղերիս (pʻġeris)
ablative փղիցս (pʻġicʻs) փղերիցս (pʻġericʻs)
instrumental փղովս (pʻġovs) փղերովս (pʻġerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative փիղդ (pʻiġd) փղերդ (pʻġerd)
dative փղիդ (pʻġid) փղերիդ (pʻġerid)
ablative փղիցդ (pʻġicʻd) փղերիցդ (pʻġericʻd)
instrumental փղովդ (pʻġovd) փղերովդ (pʻġerovd)
locative

Derived terms

See also

Chess pieces in Armenian · շախմատի խաղաքար (šaxmati xaġakʻar) (layout · text)
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արքա (arkʻa) թագուհի (tʻaguhi) նավակ (navak) փիղ (pʻiġ) ձի (ji) զինվոր (zinvor)

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian (pyl /⁠pīl⁠/). See Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (pīru) for more.

Noun

փիղ (pʻił)

  1. elephant

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: փիղ (pʻiġ) (learned)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “փիղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “փիղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “փիղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy