दल

See also: दाल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दल (dála).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪əl/, [d̪ɐl]
  • Rhymes: -əl

Noun

दल • (dalm (Urdu spelling دل)

  1. group, team
    हमारे दल में दरार पड़ गई है।
    hamāre dal mẽ darār paṛ gaī hai.
    A rift has occurred in our group.
  2. party
    इस बरस में, उदार दल अल्पमत में है।
    is baras mẽ, udār dal alpamat mẽ hai.
    This year, the Liberal Party is in the minority.
    पर्वतारोही दल लापता हो गया है।
    parvatārohī dal lāptā ho gayā hai.
    The mountaineering party has gone missing.

Declension

Declension of दल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct दल
dal
दल
dal
oblique दल
dal
दलों
dalõ
vocative दल
dal
दलो
dalo

Synonyms

  • (group): झुंड (jhuṇḍ)

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From the root दल् (dal, to split).

Pronunciation

Noun

दल • (dála) stemn

  1. a fragment, a piece split off
  2. part, a degree
  3. detachment
  4. dividing, splitting, division

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of दल
singular dual plural
nominative दलम् (dálam) दले (dále) दलानि (dálāni)
दला¹ (dálā¹)
accusative दलम् (dálam) दले (dále) दलानि (dálāni)
दला¹ (dálā¹)
instrumental दलेन (dálena) दलाभ्याम् (dálābhyām) दलैः (dálaiḥ)
दलेभिः¹ (dálebhiḥ¹)
dative दलाय (dálāya) दलाभ्याम् (dálābhyām) दलेभ्यः (dálebhyaḥ)
ablative दलात् (dálāt) दलाभ्याम् (dálābhyām) दलेभ्यः (dálebhyaḥ)
genitive दलस्य (dálasya) दलयोः (dálayoḥ) दलानाम् (dálānām)
locative दले (dále) दलयोः (dálayoḥ) दलेषु (dáleṣu)
vocative दल (dála) दले (dále) दलानि (dálāni)
दला¹ (dálā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: दल (dal)
    • Urdu: دل
  • Kashmiri:

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “दल”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016