इलाज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian علاج ('ilāj), from Arabic عِلَاج (ʕilāj).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɪ.lɑːd͡ʒ/, [ɪ.läːd͡ʒ]
  • Hyphenation: इ‧लाज
  • Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒ

Noun

इलाज • (ilājm (Urdu spelling عِلَاج)

  1. (medicine) treatment
    Synonyms: चिकित्सा (cikitsā), उपचार (upcār)
    वह इलाज कराने चिकित्सालय गया
    vah ilāj karāne cikitsālay gayā
    He went to the hospital for treatment.
  2. cure, remedy
    Synonyms: उपचार (upcār), दवा (davā), दवाई (davāī)
    उसकी हकलाहट का इलाज हो सकता है
    uskī haklāhaṭ kā ilāj ho saktā hai
    There could be a cure for his/her stammering.

Declension

Declension of इलाज (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct इलाज
ilāj
इलाज
ilāj
oblique इलाज
ilāj
इलाजों
ilājõ
vocative इलाज
ilāj
इलाजो
ilājo

Further reading

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “इलाज”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “इलाज”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian علاج ('ilāj), from Arabic عِلَاج (ʕilāj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.lad͡z/
  • Hyphenation: इ‧लाज़
  • Rhymes: -ad͡z

Noun

इलाज़ • (ilāj̈m

  1. remedy, cure
    Synonyms: उपचार (upcār), उपाय (upāy)

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “इलाज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 11
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “इलाज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 82
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “इलाज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 321