Chess Pieces in Arabic

Chess passed from Persia to the Arab world, where its name changed to Arabic Shataranj. It was from there that Chess made its way to Western Europe through Spain.

English:
1. King
2. Queen
3. Bishop
4. Knight
5. Castle/Rook
6. Pawn

Arabic:
1. Malik (king)
2. Waziir (government minister (male))
3. Fiil (elephant)
4. Husaan (horse)
5. Tabya (fortress or tower)
6. ‘Askari (soldier)

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