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Where does “क़िला” come from?

क़िला (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian قلعه, from Arabic قلعة, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

क़िला (Hindi): fort, citadel

Definitions

  1. fort, citadel

Ancestry of “क़िला”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianقلعه—
2Arabicقلعةfortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
3Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...
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