क़िला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian قلعه (qal'e), from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa). Compare with Marathi किल्ला (killā).

Noun

क़िला • (qilā) m (Urdu spelling قلعہ)

1. fort, citadel

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   यह क़िला क्या है भूलभुलैयाँ है।

   yah qilā kyā hai bhūlbhulaiyā̃ hai.

   This fort is but a labyrinth.

Synonyms

• कोट (koṭ)
• गढ़ (gaṛh)
• दुर्ग (durg)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “क़िला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.