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fil

Mane (Îngilîzî)

  1. elephant, a mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a large trunk
  2. bishop, the chess piece which moves along diagonal lines

Têgeh

metran

pîl

فیل

Pircarînî

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
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Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فیل (fil, “elephant”), from Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Middle Persian pyl (/⁠pīl⁠/), ultimately from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (/⁠pīru⁠/).

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