قلعة
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قلعة¹
- /qal.ʕa/
- /qil.ʕa/
- [ɡal.ʕa] Hijazi
- [qal.ʕa] Hijazi
Where it comes from
Unknown. Possibilities include:
* From قَلَعَ (qalaʕa, “to pull out (up)”).
* From Persian کلات (kalât, “fortress”), since a borrowing of this word regularly yields the shape قَلْعَة (qalʕa). Akin to Mazanderani کلا (kalâ, “borough”) and probably Old Armenian քաղաք (kʻałakʻ, “town”) (under ancient circumstances “fortress, castle” and “town” isn’t necessarily a meaning difference).
* From the name of the Malay town below, after its high walls, perhaps supported by how the vocalization varies between قَلْعَة (qalʕa), قِلْعَة (qilʕa) and قَلَعَة (qalaʕa).
* From Proto-Turkic *kiāl-mak (“to remain”). Compare the early Turkic borrowing for a fortification خَازُوق (ḵāzūq, “pale, stake”).
noun قَلْعَة · قِلْعَة · qalʕa · qilʕa · قِلَاع · قُلُوع
- fortress, fort, castle
قلعة²
noun قُلْعَة · qulʕa · الْقُلْعَة · قُلْعَةٌ
-
distancing oneself, remotion, depart, not resting
Similar: رِحْلَة
قلعة³
proper noun قَلْعَة · قِلْعَة · qalʕa · qilʕa · -
- alternative form of كَلَة (kala, a tin-exporting port town)
In English
Talk about this word "قلعة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. قلعة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A9 "قلعة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A9.Cite this
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