Shatranj in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
📖 Meaning of “shatranj”
The meaning of “shatranj” in Hindi is शतरंज, pronounced śatrañj — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
📘 Definition of shatranj
A board game, an ancestor of modern chess.
✍️ Shatranj in a sentence
Engrossed in the study of a small ivory shatranj board with pieces of ebony and horn, […] the African held the place nearest the fire […]
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
From Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj), from Early Classical Persian چَتْرَنْگ (čatrang), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (ctlng /čatrang/), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).
Quick facts about “shatranj”
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Word (English)
Shatranj
Meaning in Hindi
शतरंज
Pronunciation
śatrañj
Part of speech
Noun
Category
Word Origin (Etymology)
From Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj), from Early Classical Persian چَتْرَنْگ (čatrang), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (ctlng /čatrang/), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Hindi meaning of "shatranj" is शतरंज (śatrañj).
In Devanagari script it is written as शतरंज.
It is pronounced "śatrañj". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.