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qila

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
qi-la
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fort or fortress.

Etymology

Etymology tree Classical Persian قَلْعَه /قِلْعَه (qal'a)bor. Urdu قِلْعَہ (qil'a)bor. English qila Borrowed from Urdu قِلْعَہ (qil'a), borrowed from Classical Persian قَلْعَه /قِلْعَه (qal'a).

Inflected Forms

qilas (plural) quila (alternative)

Questions

What does qila mean?
A fort or fortress.
Where does qila come from?
Etymology tree Classical Persian قَلْعَه /قِلْعَه (qal'a)bor. Urdu قِلْعَہ (qil'a)bor. English qila Borrowed from Urdu قِلْعَہ (qil'a), borrowed from Classical Persian قَلْعَه /قِلْعَه (qal'a).

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