ढाल

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɖʱɑːl/, [ɖʱäːl]

Etymology 1

From ढालना (ḍhālnā, to pour).

Noun

ढाल • (ḍhālf

  1. slope, scarp
  2. slope, gradient
    रेखा की ढालrekhā kī ḍhālslope of a line
Declension
Declension of ढाल (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ढाल
ḍhāl
ढालें
ḍhālẽ
oblique ढाल
ḍhāl
ढालों
ḍhālõ
vocative ढाल
ḍhāl
ढालो
ḍhālo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit ढाल (ḍhāla). Cognate with Marathi ढाल (ḍhāl).

Noun

ढाल • (ḍhālf (Urdu spelling ڈهال)

  1. shield
Declension
Declension of ढाल (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ढाल
ḍhāl
ढालें
ḍhālẽ
oblique ढाल
ḍhāl
ढालों
ḍhālõ
vocative ढाल
ḍhāl
ढालो
ḍhālo
Descendants
  • Pashto: ډال (ḍāl, shield)

Marathi

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Hindi ढाल (ḍhāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɖʱal/

Noun

ढाल • (ḍhālf (plural ढाली)

  1. shield

See also

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Unknown.[1][2] Probably of substrate origin.

Pronunciation

Alternative reconstructions

  • *ढाल्ला f (*ḍhāllā)based on descendants

Noun

ढाल • (ḍhāla) stemn (Later Sanskrit)

  1. a shield

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of ढाल
singular dual plural
nominative ढालम् (ḍhālam) ढाले (ḍhāle) ढालानि (ḍhālāni)
ढाला¹ (ḍhālā¹)
accusative ढालम् (ḍhālam) ढाले (ḍhāle) ढालानि (ḍhālāni)
ढाला¹ (ḍhālā¹)
instrumental ढालेन (ḍhālena) ढालाभ्याम् (ḍhālābhyām) ढालैः (ḍhālaiḥ)
ढालेभिः¹ (ḍhālebhiḥ¹)
dative ढालाय (ḍhālāya) ढालाभ्याम् (ḍhālābhyām) ढालेभ्यः (ḍhālebhyaḥ)
ablative ढालात् (ḍhālāt) ढालाभ्याम् (ḍhālābhyām) ढालेभ्यः (ḍhālebhyaḥ)
genitive ढालस्य (ḍhālasya) ढालयोः (ḍhālayoḥ) ढालानाम् (ḍhālānām)
locative ढाले (ḍhāle) ढालयोः (ḍhālayoḥ) ढालेषु (ḍhāleṣu)
vocative ढाल (ḍhāla) ढाले (ḍhāle) ढालानि (ḍhālāni)
ढाला¹ (ḍhālā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

  • ढालिन् (ḍhālin, carrying a shield)

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) “ḍhālam”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 464
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “ḍhāla-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 233

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