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shatranj

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sha-tranj
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A board game, an ancestor of modern chess.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj), from Early Classical Persian چَتْرَنْگ (čatrang), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (ctlng /⁠čatrang⁠/), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: شَطْرَنْج, چَتْرَنْگ, 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢, चतुरङ्ग

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

chaturanga

Questions

What does shatranj mean?
A board game, an ancestor of modern chess.
Where does shatranj come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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