قلعة
See also: قلعہ and قلعه
Arabic
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قَلْعَة
Etymology 1
Unknown. Possibilities include:
- From the Arabic root ق ل ع (q-l-ʿ).
- From Persian کلات (kalât, “fortress”), since a borrowing of this word regularly yields the shape قَلْعَة (qalʿa). Akin to Mazanderani کلا (kalâ, “borough”) and probably Old Armenian քաղաք (kʿałakʿ, “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 (qalʿa), قِلْعَة (qilʿa) and قَلَعَة (qalaʿa).
- From Proto-Turkic *kiāl-mak (“to remain”). Compare the early Turkic borrowing for a fortification خَازُوق (ḵāzūq, “pale, stake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qal.ʕa/, (less common) IPA(key): /qil.ʕa/
Noun
قَلْعَة or قِلْعَة • (qalʿa or qilʿa) f (plural قِلَاع (qilāʿ) or قُلُوع (qulūʿ) or قَلَعَات (qalaʿāt))
- fortress, fort, castle
Declension
Declension of noun قَلْعَة (qalʿa); قِلْعَة (qilʿa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قَلْعَة; قِلْعَة qalʿa; qilʿa | الْقَلْعَة; الْقِلْعَة al-qalʿa; al-qilʿa | قَلْعَة; قِلْعَة qalʿat; qilʿat |
Nominative | قَلْعَةٌ; قِلْعَةٌ qalʿatun; qilʿatun | الْقَلْعَةُ; الْقِلْعَةُ al-qalʿatu; al-qilʿatu | قَلْعَةُ; قِلْعَةُ qalʿatu; qilʿatu |
Accusative | قَلْعَةً; قِلْعَةً qalʿatan; qilʿatan | الْقَلْعَةَ; الْقِلْعَةَ al-qalʿata; al-qilʿata | قَلْعَةَ; قِلْعَةَ qalʿata; qilʿata |
Genitive | قَلْعَةٍ; قِلْعَةٍ qalʿatin; qilʿatin | الْقَلْعَةِ; الْقِلْعَةِ al-qalʿati; al-qilʿati | قَلْعَةِ; قِلْعَةِ qalʿati; qilʿati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | قَلْعَتَيْن; قِلْعَتَيْن qalʿatayn; qilʿatayn | الْقَلْعَتَيْن; الْقِلْعَتَيْن al-qalʿatayn; al-qilʿatayn | قَلْعَتَيْ; قِلْعَتَيْ qalʿatay; qilʿatay |
Nominative | قَلْعَتَانِ; قِلْعَتَانِ qalʿatāni; qilʿatāni | الْقَلْعَتَانِ; الْقِلْعَتَانِ al-qalʿatāni; al-qilʿatāni | قَلْعَتَا; قِلْعَتَا qalʿatā; qilʿatā |
Accusative | قَلْعَتَيْنِ; قِلْعَتَيْنِ qalʿatayni; qilʿatayni | الْقَلْعَتَيْنِ; الْقِلْعَتَيْنِ al-qalʿatayni; al-qilʿatayni | قَلْعَتَيْ; قِلْعَتَيْ qalʿatay; qilʿatay |
Genitive | قَلْعَتَيْنِ; قِلْعَتَيْنِ qalʿatayni; qilʿatayni | الْقَلْعَتَيْنِ; الْقِلْعَتَيْنِ al-qalʿatayni; al-qilʿatayni | قَلْعَتَيْ; قِلْعَتَيْ qalʿatay; qilʿatay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote; sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قِلَاع; قُلُوع; قَلَعَات qilāʿ; qulūʿ; qalaʿāt | الْقِلَاع; الْقُلُوع; الْقَلَعَات al-qilāʿ; al-qulūʿ; al-qalaʿāt | قِلَاع; قُلُوع; قَلَعَات qilāʿ; qulūʿ; qalaʿāt |
Nominative | قِلَاعٌ; قُلُوعٌ; قَلَعَاتٌ qilāʿun; qulūʿun; qalaʿātun | الْقِلَاعُ; الْقُلُوعُ; الْقَلَعَاتُ al-qilāʿu; al-qulūʿu; al-qalaʿātu | قِلَاعُ; قُلُوعُ; قَلَعَاتُ qilāʿu; qulūʿu; qalaʿātu |
Accusative | قِلَاعًا; قُلُوعًا; قَلَعَاتٍ qilāʿan; qulūʿan; qalaʿātin | الْقِلَاعَ; الْقُلُوعَ; الْقَلَعَاتِ al-qilāʿa; al-qulūʿa; al-qalaʿāti | قِلَاعَ; قُلُوعَ; قَلَعَاتِ qilāʿa; qulūʿa; qalaʿāti |
Genitive | قِلَاعٍ; قُلُوعٍ; قَلَعَاتٍ qilāʿin; qulūʿin; qalaʿātin | الْقِلَاعِ; الْقُلُوعِ; الْقَلَعَاتِ al-qilāʿi; al-qulūʿi; al-qalaʿāti | قِلَاعِ; قُلُوعِ; قَلَعَاتِ qilāʿi; qulūʿi; qalaʿāti |
Derived terms
- قُلَيْعَة (qulayʿa, diminutive)
Descendants
- → Middle Armenian: կլայ (klay)
- → Persian: قلعه (qal'e)
- → Azerbaijani: qala
- → Bashkir: ҡала (qala)
- → Bengali: কেল্লা (kella)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: क़िला (qilā)
- Urdu: قلعہ (qila)
- → Kazakh: қала (qala)
- → Kyrgyz: калаa (kalaa)
- → Marathi: किल्ला (killā)
- → Tajik: қалъа (qalʾa)
- → Tatar: кала (qala)
- → Turkmen: gala
- → Uzbek: qalʼa
- → Ottoman Turkish: قلعه (kalʼa, kalʼe)
- Turkish: kale
- → Albanian: kala
- → Uyghur: قەلئە (qel'e)
- Toponyms
- → Spanish: Alcalá
- → Sicilian: Carta-
- → Sicilian: Cala-
- ⇒ Arabic: قَلْعَةْ النِسَاء (qalʿat an-nisāʾ, “Fort of the Women”)
- → Italian: Caltanissetta
Etymology 2
From the root ق ل ع (q-l-ʿ).
Noun
قُلْعَة • (qulʿa) f
- (obsolete) distancing oneself, remotion, depart, not resting
- Synonym: رِحْلَة (riḥla)
Declension
Declension of noun قُلْعَة (qulʿa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | قُلْعَة qulʿa | الْقُلْعَة al-qulʿa | قُلْعَة qulʿat |
Nominative | قُلْعَةٌ qulʿatun | الْقُلْعَةُ al-qulʿatu | قُلْعَةُ qulʿatu |
Accusative | قُلْعَةً qulʿatan | الْقُلْعَةَ al-qulʿata | قُلْعَةَ qulʿata |
Genitive | قُلْعَةٍ qulʿatin | الْقُلْعَةِ al-qulʿati | قُلْعَةِ qulʿati |
Proper noun
قَلْعَة or قِلْعَة • (qalʿa or qilʿa) f
- alternative form of كَلَة (kala, “the tin-exporting port town”)
Declension
Declension of noun قَلْعَة (qalʿa); قِلْعَة (qilʿa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | قَلْعَة; قِلْعَة qalʿa; qilʿa | — |
Nominative | — | قَلْعَةٌ; قِلْعَةٌ qalʿatun; qilʿatun | — |
Accusative | — | قَلْعَةً; قِلْعَةً qalʿatan; qilʿatan | — |
Genitive | — | قَلْعَةٍ; قِلْعَةٍ qalʿatin; qilʿatin | — |
Derived terms
- قَلْعِيّ (qalʿiyy)
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 (qalʿa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qal.ʕe/, [ˈqɑl.ʕa]
- IPA(key): /qal.ʕa/, [ˈqɑl.ʕa]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
قلعة • (qalʕa) f (plural قلاع (qilāʕ))
- fort, fortress, castle
- (chess) rook
See also
Chess pieces in South Levantine Arabic · قطع الشطرنج (ʔuṭaʕ iš-šaṭranj) (layout · text) | |||||
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