شطرنج

شطرنج

Arabic

شَطْرَنْج

Etymology

From Persian شترنگ‎ (šatrang), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲‎𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢‎ (cʾt‎lʾng /čatrang/, “chess”), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga, ““four parts” of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers”).

Noun

شِطْرَنْج or شَطْرَنْج • (šiṭranj or šaṭranj) m

1. shatranj
2. chess

Declension

Declension of noun شِطْرَنْج (šiṭranj)‎; شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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)
  • → Aragonese: axedrez
  • → Asturian: axedrez
  • → Mirandese: xadreç
  • → Old Portuguese: axadrez, enxadrez
    • Galician: xadrez
    • Portuguese: xadrez
  • → Old Spanish: axedrez
    • Spanish: ajedrez
      • → Bikol Central: ahedres
      • → Cebuano: ahedres
      • → Hiligaynon: ahedres
      • → Ilocano: ahedres
      • → Tagalog: ahedres
• → Amharic: ሰንጠረዥ (sänṭäräž)
• → Middle Armenian: սատրինճ (satrinč), սաթրինճ (satʿrinč), սատրիճ (satrič)
  • Armenian: սատրինջ (satrinǰ)
• → Persian: شطرنج‎ (šatranj)
  • → Azerbaijani: satranc
  • → Gujarati: શેતરંજ (śetrañj)
  • → Hindi: शतरंज (śatrañj)
  • → Oriya: ସତରଞ୍ଜ (sôtôrôñjô)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: شطرنج‎ (şatranc)
    • Turkish: satranç
  • → Punjabi: ਸ਼ਤਰੰਜ (śatrañj)
  • Tajik: шатранҷ (šatranj)
• → Swahili: sataranji

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Persian

Dari	شطرنج
Iranian Persian
Tajik	шатранҷ (šatranj)

Etymology

From Arabic شَطْرَنْج‎ (šaṭranj, “shatranj, chess”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ctlng /čatrang/, “chess”), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (cátur-aṅga, ““four parts” of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃatɾand͡ʒ/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃatɾand͡ʒ/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃætɾænd͡ʒ/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /ʃatɾand͡ʒ/

Noun

شطرنج • (šatranj)

1. shatranj
2. chess

See also

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

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic شَطْرَنْج‎ (šaṭranj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃatˤ.ranʒ/, [ʃɑtˤˈrˤɑnʒ]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

شطرنج • (šaṭranj) m

1. chess

See also

Chess pieces in South Levantine Arabic · قطعالشطرنج (ʔuṭaʕ iš-šaṭranj) (layout · text)
ملك‎ (malik)	ملكة‎ (malike)	قلعة‎ (ʔalʕa)	وزير‎ (wazīr)	حصان‎ (ḥsān)	جندي‎ (jundi)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَطْرَنْج‎ (šaṭranj).

Noun

شطرنج • (šatranj) f (Hindi spelling शतरंज)

1. shatranj
2. chess