فيل
Arabic
editEtymology
editFrom 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
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editفِيل • (fīl) m (dual فِيلَان (fīlān), plural فِيَلَة (fiyala) or فُيُول (fuyūl) or أَفْيَال (ʔafyāl), feminine فِيلَة (fīla))
Declension
editDeclension of noun فِيل (fīl)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فِيل fīl |
الْفِيل al-fīl |
فِيل fīl |
Nominative | فِيلٌ fīlun |
الْفِيلُ al-fīlu |
فِيلُ fīlu |
Accusative | فِيلًا fīlan |
الْفِيلَ al-fīla |
فِيلَ fīla |
Genitive | فِيلٍ fīlin |
الْفِيلِ al-fīli |
فِيلِ fīli |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | فِيلَيْن fīlayn |
الْفِيلَيْن al-fīlayn |
فِيلَيْ fīlay |
Nominative | فِيلَانِ fīlāni |
الْفِيلَانِ al-fīlāni |
فِيلَا fīlā |
Accusative | فِيلَيْنِ fīlayni |
الْفِيلَيْنِ al-fīlayni |
فِيلَيْ fīlay |
Genitive | فِيلَيْنِ fīlayni |
الْفِيلَيْنِ al-fīlayni |
فِيلَيْ fīlay |
Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a); basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | فِيَلَة; فُيُول; أَفْيَال fiyala; fuyūl; ʔafyāl |
الْفِيَلَة; الْفُيُول; الْأَفْيَال al-fiyala; al-fuyūl; al-ʔafyāl |
فِيَلَة; فُيُول; أَفْيَال fiyalat; fuyūl; ʔafyāl |
Nominative | فِيَلَةٌ; فُيُولٌ; أَفْيَالٌ fiyalatun; fuyūlun; ʔafyālun |
الْفِيَلَةُ; الْفُيُولُ; الْأَفْيَالُ al-fiyalatu; al-fuyūlu; al-ʔafyālu |
فِيَلَةُ; فُيُولُ; أَفْيَالُ fiyalatu; fuyūlu; ʔafyālu |
Accusative | فِيَلَةً; فُيُولًا; أَفْيَالًا fiyalatan; fuyūlan; ʔafyālan |
الْفِيَلَةَ; الْفُيُولَ; الْأَفْيَالَ al-fiyalata; al-fuyūla; al-ʔafyāla |
فِيَلَةَ; فُيُولَ; أَفْيَالَ fiyalata; fuyūla; ʔafyāla |
Genitive | فِيَلَةٍ; فُيُولٍ; أَفْيَالٍ fiyalatin; fuyūlin; ʔafyālin |
الْفِيَلَةِ; الْفُيُولِ; الْأَفْيَالِ al-fiyalati; al-fuyūli; al-ʔafyāli |
فِيَلَةِ; فُيُولِ; أَفْيَالِ fiyalati; fuyūli; ʔafyāli |
Descendants
edit- → Azerbaijani: فیل / фил / fil (fil)
- → Judeo-Tat: fil / фил / פאִל (fil / фил / fil)
- → Central Kurdish: فیل (fîl)
- → Middle Armenian: ֆիլ (fil)
- Armenian: ֆիլ (fil)
- → Old Norse: fíll
- → Ottoman Turkish: فیل (fil), ֆիլ (fil) — Armeno-Turkish
- → Persian: فیل (fil)
- → Old Spanish: alfil (“bishop (chess)”)
- ⇒ Arabic: عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʕaẓm al-fīl, “ivory”)
See also
editChess pieces in Arabic · (layout · text) | |||||
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شَاه (šāh) | وَزِير (wazīr) | رُخّ (ruḵḵ) – قَلْعَة (qalʕa) | فِيل (fīl) | حِصَان (ḥiṣān) | بَيْدَق (baydaq) – جُنْدِيّ (jundiyy) |
References
edit- Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 230–231
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