ਫੀਲਾ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian فیل (fil).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਫੀਲਾ (phīlām (Shahmukhi spelling پھلا)

  1. elephant
  2. (chess) bishop

Declension

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Declension of ਫੀਲਾ
dir. sg. ਫੀਲਾ (phīlā)
dir. pl. ਫੀਲੇ (phīle)
singular plural
direct ਫੀਲਾ (phīlā) ਫੀਲੇ (phīle)
oblique ਫੀਲੇ (phīle) ਫੀਲਿਆਂ (phīliā̃)
vocative ਫੀਲਿਆ (phīliā) ਫੀਲਿਓ (phīlio)
ablative ਫੀਲਿਓਂ (phīliõ)
locative ਫੀਲੇ (phīle)
instrumental ਫੀਲੇ (phīle)

References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਫੀਲਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.