दरअसल

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • दरअस्ल (daraasla)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دراصل (dar asl, essentially, substantially, actually), from در (dar, at, in) + اصل (asl). Equivalent to दर (dar) +‎ असल (asal).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ə.ɾə.səl/, [d̪ɐ.ɾɐ.sɐl]

Adverb

दरअसल • (darasal) (Urdu spelling دراصل)

  1. actually, truly
    दरअसल वह अमरीका में पैदा हुआ था।
    daraasal vah amrīkā mẽ paidā huā thā.
    Actually he was born in America.

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