"qila" meaning in English

See qila in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: qilas [plural], quila [alternative]
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). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|ur:قِلْعَہ<id:fort>|id=fort|text=++|tree=++}} 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). Head templates: {{en-noun}} qila (plural qilas)
  1. (South Asia) A fort or fortress. Tags: South-Asia

Inflected forms

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        "A fort or fortress."
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      ],
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    }
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    },
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    }
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        "English nouns",
        "English terms borrowed from Urdu",
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        "English words containing Q not followed by U",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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