فیلہ

Urdu

Alternative forms

• فیلا (fīlā)
• فیلاں (fīlā̃)
• فیلان (fīlān)

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian فیلان (fīlān) from Arabic فِيلَان (fīlān), dual of فِيل (fīl) and used to refer to the two bishops in chess together. By surface analysis, فیل (fīl) +‎ ـہ (-ah).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fiː.lɑː/,
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /fɪ.jə.lɑː/

Noun

فیلہ • (fīlā) m

1. (chess) bishop / alfil

Declension

Declension of فیلہ
	singular	plural
direct	فیلہ (fīlah)	فیلے (fīle)
oblique	فیلے (fīle)	فیلوں (fīlõ)
vocative	فیلے (fīle)	فیلو (fīlo)

See also

Chess pieces in Urdu · مہرے کے شطرنج (śatranj ke muhre) (layout · text)
بَادْشَاہ (bādśāh)	وَزِیر (vazīr)	رُخ (rux)	فِیلَہ (fīla)	گھوڑا (ghoṛā)	پِیَادَہ (piyāda)

References

• “فیلہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “فیلہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.