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فيل

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See also: فیل, قيل, قبل, قتل, and فتل

Arabic

 فيل on Arabic Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle Persian pyl (/⁠pīl⁠/), from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (/⁠pīru⁠/), related to Egyptian ꜣbw

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(root of English elephant).

Cognate with Aramaic פִּילָא (pīlā) and Hebrew פיל (píl). Compare also Old Armenian փիղ (pʻił), Persian پیل (pil), Sanskrit पीलु (pīlu).

Pronunciation

Noun

فِيل (fīl) m (dual فِيلَان (fīlān), plural فِيَلَة (fiyala) or فُيُول (fuyūl) or أَفْيَال (ʔafyāl), feminine فِيلَة (fīla))

  1. elephant
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 105:1:
      أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَابِ ٱلْفِيلِ
      ʔalam tara kayfa faʕala rabbuka biʔaṣḥābi l-fīli
      Have thou seen not how thy Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?
  2. (chess) bishop (use the dual to pluralize)

Declension

More information singular, basic singular triptote ...

Descendants

See also

Chess pieces in Arabic · (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
شَاه (šāh) وَزِير (wazīr) رُخّ (ruḵḵ) – قَلْعَة (qalʕa) فِيل (fīl) حِصَان (ḥiṣān) بَيْدَق (baydaq) – جُنْدِيّ (jundiyy)

References

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Chadian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فِيل (fīl).

Noun

فيل (fīl) m (plural فيلى (fayala))

  1. elephant

References

  • Heath, Judith; Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021), Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 48

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic فِيل (fīl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiːl/, [fiːl]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

فيل (fīl) m (plural فيلة (fiyale) or فيولة (fyūle))

  1. elephant

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