قلعة

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See also: قلعہ, and قلعه

Arabic

قَلْعَة
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    Etymology 1

    Unknown. Possibilities include:

    • From the Arabic root ق ل ع (q-l-ʕ).
    • From Persian کلات (kalât, “fortress”), since a borrowing of this word regularly yields the shape قَلْعَة (qalʕa). Akin to Mazanderani کلا (kalâ, “borough”) and probably Old Armenian քաղաք (kʻałakʻ, “town”) (under ancient circumstances “fortress, castle” and “town” isn’t necessarily a meaning difference).
    • From the name of the Malay town below, after its high walls, perhaps supported by how the vocalization varies between قَلْعَة (qalʕa), قِلْعَة (qilʕa) and قَلَعَة (qalaʕa).
    • From Proto-Turkic *kiāl-mak (“to remain”). Compare the early Turkic borrowing for a fortification خَازُوق (ḵāzūq, “pale, stake”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    قَلْعَة or قِلْعَة • (qalʕa or qilʕa) f (plural قِلَاع (qilāʕ) or قُلُوع (qulūʕ) or قَلَعَات (qalaʕāt))

    1. fortress, fort, castle
    Declension
    Declension of noun قَلْعَة (qalʕa)‎; قِلْعَة (qilʕa)
    Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
    Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal قَلْعَة‎; قِلْعَة
    qalʕa‎; qilʕa     		الْقَلْعَة‎; الْقِلْعَة
    al-qalʕa‎; al-qilʕa     		قَلْعَة‎; قِلْعَة
    qalʕat‎; qilʕat
    Nominative قَلْعَةٌ‎; قِلْعَةٌ
    qalʕatun‎; qilʕatun     		الْقَلْعَةُ‎; الْقِلْعَةُ
    al-qalʕatu‎; al-qilʕatu     		قَلْعَةُ‎; قِلْعَةُ
    qalʕatu‎; qilʕatu
    Accusative قَلْعَةً‎; قِلْعَةً
    qalʕatan‎; qilʕatan     		الْقَلْعَةَ‎; الْقِلْعَةَ
    al-qalʕata‎; al-qilʕata     		قَلْعَةَ‎; قِلْعَةَ
    qalʕata‎; qilʕata
    Genitive قَلْعَةٍ‎; قِلْعَةٍ
    qalʕatin‎; qilʕatin     		الْقَلْعَةِ‎; الْقِلْعَةِ
    al-qalʕati‎; al-qilʕati     		قَلْعَةِ‎; قِلْعَةِ
    qalʕati‎; qilʕati
    Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal قَلْعَتَيْن‎; قِلْعَتَيْن
    qalʕatayn‎; qilʕatayn     		الْقَلْعَتَيْن‎; الْقِلْعَتَيْن
    al-qalʕatayn‎; al-qilʕatayn     		قَلْعَتَيْ‎; قِلْعَتَيْ
    qalʕatay‎; qilʕatay
    Nominative قَلْعَتَانِ‎; قِلْعَتَانِ
    qalʕatāni‎; qilʕatāni     		الْقَلْعَتَانِ‎; الْقِلْعَتَانِ
    al-qalʕatāni‎; al-qilʕatāni     		قَلْعَتَا‎; قِلْعَتَا
    qalʕatā‎; qilʕatā
    Accusative قَلْعَتَيْنِ‎; قِلْعَتَيْنِ
    qalʕatayni‎; qilʕatayni     		الْقَلْعَتَيْنِ‎; الْقِلْعَتَيْنِ
    al-qalʕatayni‎; al-qilʕatayni     		قَلْعَتَيْ‎; قِلْعَتَيْ
    qalʕatay‎; qilʕatay
    Genitive قَلْعَتَيْنِ‎; قِلْعَتَيْنِ
    qalʕatayni‎; qilʕatayni     		الْقَلْعَتَيْنِ‎; الْقِلْعَتَيْنِ
    al-qalʕatayni‎; al-qilʕatayni     		قَلْعَتَيْ‎; قِلْعَتَيْ
    qalʕatay‎; qilʕatay
    Plural basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
    Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal قِلَاع‎; قُلُوع‎; قَلَعَات
    qilāʕ‎; qulūʕ‎; qalaʕāt     		الْقِلَاع‎; الْقُلُوع‎; الْقَلَعَات
    al-qilāʕ‎; al-qulūʕ‎; al-qalaʕāt     		قِلَاع‎; قُلُوع‎; قَلَعَات
    qilāʕ‎; qulūʕ‎; qalaʕāt
    Nominative قِلَاعٌ‎; قُلُوعٌ‎; قَلَعَاتٌ
    qilāʕun‎; qulūʕun‎; qalaʕātun     		الْقِلَاعُ‎; الْقُلُوعُ‎; الْقَلَعَاتُ
    al-qilāʕu‎; al-qulūʕu‎; al-qalaʕātu     		قِلَاعُ‎; قُلُوعُ‎; قَلَعَاتُ
    qilāʕu‎; qulūʕu‎; qalaʕātu
    Accusative قِلَاعًا‎; قُلُوعًا‎; قَلَعَاتٍ
    qilāʕan‎; qulūʕan‎; qalaʕātin     		الْقِلَاعَ‎; الْقُلُوعَ‎; الْقَلَعَاتِ
    al-qilāʕa‎; al-qulūʕa‎; al-qalaʕāti     		قِلَاعَ‎; قُلُوعَ‎; قَلَعَاتِ
    qilāʕa‎; qulūʕa‎; qalaʕāti
    Genitive قِلَاعٍ‎; قُلُوعٍ‎; قَلَعَاتٍ
    qilāʕin‎; qulūʕin‎; qalaʕātin     		الْقِلَاعِ‎; الْقُلُوعِ‎; الْقَلَعَاتِ
    al-qilāʕi‎; al-qulūʕi‎; al-qalaʕāti     		قِلَاعِ‎; قُلُوعِ‎; قَلَعَاتِ
    qilāʕi‎; qulūʕi‎; qalaʕāti
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    Toponyms
    • → Spanish: Alcalá
    • → Sicilian: Carta-
    • → Sicilian: Cala-
    • ⇒ Arabic: قَلْعَةْ النِسَاء (qalʕat an-nisāʔ, “Fort of the Women”)

    Etymology 2

    Root
    ق ل ع (q l ʕ)
    14 terms

    Noun

    قُلْعَة • (qulʕa) f

    1. (obsolete) distancing oneself, remotion, depart, not resting
      Synonym: رِحْلَة (riḥla)
    Declension
    Declension of noun قُلْعَة (qulʕa)
    Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
    Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal قُلْعَة
    qulʕa     		الْقُلْعَة
    al-qulʕa     		قُلْعَة
    qulʕat
    Nominative قُلْعَةٌ
    qulʕatun     		الْقُلْعَةُ
    al-qulʕatu     		قُلْعَةُ
    qulʕatu
    Accusative قُلْعَةً
    qulʕatan     		الْقُلْعَةَ
    al-qulʕata     		قُلْعَةَ
    qulʕata
    Genitive قُلْعَةٍ
    qulʕatin     		الْقُلْعَةِ
    al-qulʕati     		قُلْعَةِ
    qulʕati

    Etymology 3

    Proper noun

    قَلْعَة or قِلْعَة • (qalʕa or qilʕa) f

    1. alternative form of كَلَة (kala, “the tin-exporting port town”)
    Declension
    Declension of noun قَلْعَة (qalʕa)‎; قِلْعَة (qilʕa)
    Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
    Indefinite Definite Construct
    Informal — قَلْعَة‎; قِلْعَة
    qalʕa‎; qilʕa     		—
    Nominative — قَلْعَةٌ‎; قِلْعَةٌ
    qalʕatun‎; qilʕatun     		—
    Accusative — قَلْعَةً‎; قِلْعَةً
    qalʕatan‎; qilʕatan     		—
    Genitive — قَلْعَةٍ‎; قِلْعَةٍ
    qalʕatin‎; qilʕatin     		—
    Derived terms

    References

    • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “قلعة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎ (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 396
    • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 237
    • Freytag, Georg (1835) “قلعة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎ (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 490
    • Mirzoyan, Knarik, Charchyan, Tadevos (2016) “Some Persian Loanwords in Tatar Language”, in Problems of Oriental Studies‎, volume 12, Yerevan: University Press, page 256
    • Siddiqi, Abdussattar (1919) Studien über die Persischen Fremdwörter im klassischen Arabisch (in German), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, pages 70–71
    • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “قلعة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen, page 853
    • Wehr, Hans (1979) “قلعة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 920

    South Levantine Arabic

    Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /qal.ʕe/,
    • IPA(key): /qal.ʕa/,
    • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

    Noun

    قلعة • (qalʕa) f (plural قلاع (qilāʕ))

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

    See also

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