क़िला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قلعه (qal'a), from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa). Compare with Bengali কেল্লা (kella), Marathi किल्ला (killā), Punjabi ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ (kilhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /qɪ.lɑː/, [qɪ.läː], /kɪ.lɑː/, [kɪ.läː]

Noun

क़िला • (qilā) m (Urdu spelling قلعہ)

1. fort, citadel

   यह क़िला क्या है भूलभुलैयाँ है।

   yah qilā kyā hai bhūlbhulaiyā̃ hai.

   This fort is but a labyrinth.

Declension

Declension of क़िला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	क़िला qilā	क़िले qile
oblique	क़िले qile	क़िलों qilõ
vocative	क़िले qile	क़िलो qilo

Synonyms

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

References

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