"shatranj" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj), from Persian شترنگ (šatrang), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (ctlng /⁠čatrang⁠/), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|شَطْرَنْج}} Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj), {{der|en|fa|شترنگ|tr=šatrang}} Persian شترنگ (šatrang), {{der|en|pal|𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢|tr=ctlng|ts=čatrang}} Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (ctlng /⁠čatrang⁠/), {{der|en|sa|चतुरङ्ग}} Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shatranj (uncountable)
  1. A board game, an ancestor of modern chess. Wikipedia link: shatranj Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Board games Translations (an ancestor of modern chess): شِطْرَنْج (šiṭranj) (Arabic), شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj) (Arabic), шатыраш (şatyraş) (Kazakh), шатра́ндж (šatrándž) [masculine] (Russian), شەترەنج (shetrenj) (Uyghur)

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