شطرنج

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Arabic

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شَطْرَنْج

Etymology

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From Classical Persian شترنگ (šatrang), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (cʾtlʾng /⁠čatrang⁠/, chess), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).

Noun

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شِطْرَنْج or شَطْرَنْج (šiṭranj or šaṭranjm

  1. shatranj
  2. chess

Declension

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Descendants

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Persian

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Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Dari شطرنج
Iranian Persian
Tajik шоҳмот

Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj, shatranj, chess), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ctlng /⁠čatrang⁠/, chess), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? šatranj
Dari reading? šatranj
Iranian reading? šatranj
Tajik reading? šatranj

Noun

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شَطْرَنْج (šatranj)

  1. shatranj
    بازیِ شَطْرَنْجbâzi-ye šatranja game of chess
  2. chess

See also

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Chess pieces in Persian · مهره‌های شطرنج (mohre-hâye šatranj) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
شاه (šâh) وزیر (vazir),
فرزین (farzin)
رخ (rox),
قلعه (qal'e)
فیل (fil) اسب (asb) پیاده (piyâde),
سرباز (sarbâz)

Punjabi

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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شَطرَنج (śat̤ranjm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸ਼ਤਰੰਜ)

  1. chess
  2. shatranj

Declension

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Declension of شطرنج
dir. sg. شَطرَنج (śat̤ranj)
dir. pl. شَطرَنج (śat̤ranj)
singular plural
direct شَطرَنج (śat̤ranj) شَطرَنج (śat̤ranj)
oblique شَطرَنج (śat̤ranj) شَطرَنجاں (śat̤ranjāṉ)
vocative شَطرَنجا (śat̤ranjā) شَطرَنجو (śat̤ranjo)
ablative شَطرَنجوں (śat̤ranjoṉ) شَطرَنجاں (śat̤ranjāṉ)
locative شَطرَنجے (śat̤ranje) شَطرَنجِیں (śat̤ranjīṉ)
instrumental شَطرَنجوں (śat̤ranjoṉ)

Synonyms

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References

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  • ਸ਼ਤਰੰਜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃatˤ.ranʒ/, [ʃɑtˤˈrˤɑnʒ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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شطرنج (šaṭranjm

  1. chess

See also

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Chess pieces in South Levantine Arabic · قطع الشطرنج (ʔuṭaʕ iš-šaṭranj) (layout · text)
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ملك (malik) ملكة (malike) قلعة (ʔalʕa) وزير (wazīr) حصان (ḥsān) جندي (jundi)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj).

Noun

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شطرنج (šatranjf (Hindi spelling शतरंज)

  1. shatranj
  2. chess