فيل

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See also: فیل, قيل, قبل, قتل, and فتل

Arabic

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فِيل
 فيل on Arabic Wikipedia

Etymology

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From 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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Noun

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فِيل (fīlm (dual فِيلَان (fīlān), plural فِيَلَة (fiyala) or فُيُول (fuyūl) or أَفْيَال (ʔafyāl), feminine فِيلَة (fīla))

  1. elephant
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 105:1:
      أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَابِ ٱلْفِيلِ
      ʔalam tara kayfa faʕala rabbuka biʔaṣḥābi l-fīli
      Have thou seen not how thy Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?
  2. (chess) bishop (use the dual to pluralize)

Declension

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Descendants

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See also

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Chess pieces in Arabic · (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
شَاه (šāh) وَزِير (wazīr) رُخّ (ruḵḵ) – قَلْعَة (qalʕa) فِيل (fīl) حِصَان (ḥiṣān) بَيْدَق (baydaq) – جُنْدِيّ (jundiyy)

References

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic فِيل (fīl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fiːl/, [fiːl]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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فيل (fīlm (plural فيلة (fiyale) or فيولة (fyūle))

  1. elephant