قلعة
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Arabic[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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”).
- 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 Old Armenian քաղաք (kʿałakʿ, “town”), a meaning preserved in the Kipchak Turkic group; see there for further discussion.
- From Proto-Turkic *kiāl-mak (“to remain”). Compare the early Turkic borrowing for a fortification خَازُوق (ḵāzūq, “pale, stake”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
قَلْعَة or قِلْعَة • (qalʿa or qilʿa) f (plural قِلَاع (qilāʿ) or قُلُوع (qulūʿ) or قَلَعَات (qalaʿāt))
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun قَلْعَة (qalʿa); قِلْعَة (qilʿa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
---|---|---|---|
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[edit]
- قُلَيْعَة (qulayʿa, diminutive)
Descendants[edit]
- → Middle Armenian: կլայ (klay)
- → Persian: قلعه (qal'e)
- Toponyms
- → Spanish: Alcalá
- → Sicilian: Carta-
- → Sicilian: Cala-
- ⇒ Arabic: قَلْعَةْ النِسَاء (qalʿat an-nisāʾ, “Fort of the Women”)
- → Italian: Caltanissetta
Etymology 2[edit]
From the root ق ل ع (q-l-ʿ).
Noun[edit]
قُلْعَة • (qulʿa) f
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun قُلْعَة (qulʿa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Etymology 3[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
قَلْعَة or قِلْعَة • (qalʿa or qilʿa) f
- alternative form of كَلَة (kala, “the tin-exporting port town”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun قَلْعَة (qalʿa); قِلْعَة (qilʿa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
---|---|---|---|
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[edit]
- قَلْعِيّ (qalʿiyy)
References[edit]
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne, “قلعة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1881, page 396
- Fraenkel, Siegmund, Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1886, page 237
- Freytag, Georg, “قلعة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[2] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, 1835, page 490
- Mirzoyan, Knarik; Charchyan, Tadevos, “Some Persian Loanwords in Tatar Language”, in Problems of Oriental Studies[3], volume 12, Yerevan: University Press, 2016, page 256
- Steingass, Francis Joseph, “قلعة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[4], London: W.H. Allen, 1884, page 853
- Wehr, Hans, “قلعة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic[5], 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, 1979, →ISBN, page 920
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