दुर्बल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दुर्बल (durbala).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʊɾ.bəl/, [d̪ʊɾ.bɐl]

Adjective

दुर्बल • (durbal) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دربل)

  1. weak
  2. frail
  3. feeble
  4. emaciated
  5. infirm
  6. gaunt
  7. sickly
  8. impotent
  9. invalid
  10. (literally) reduced in strength

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • দুৰ্বল (Assamese script)
  • ᬤᬸᬃᬩᬮ (Balinese script)
  • দুর্বল (Bengali script)
  • 𑰟𑰲𑰨𑰿𑰤𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀤𑀼𑀭𑁆𑀩𑀮 (Brahmi script)
  • ဒုရ်္ဗလ (Burmese script)
  • દુર્બલ (Gujarati script)
  • ਦੁਰ੍ਬਲ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌲 (Grantha script)
  • ꦢꦸꦂꦧꦭ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂠𑂳𑂩𑂹𑂥𑂪 (Kaithi script)
  • ದುರ್ಬಲ (Kannada script)
  • ទុព៌ល (Khmer script)
  • ທຸຣ຺ພລ (Lao script)
  • ദുര്ബല (Malayalam script)
  • ᡩᡠᡵᠪᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘟𑘳𑘨𑘿𑘤𑘩 (Modi script)
  • ᢑᠤᠷᠪᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦿𑧔𑧈𑧠𑧄𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐡𑐸𑐬𑑂𑐧𑐮 (Newa script)
  • ଦୁର୍ବଲ (Odia script)
  • ꢣꢸꢬ꣄ꢨꢭ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆢𑆶𑆫𑇀𑆧𑆬 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖟𑖲𑖨𑖿𑖤𑖩 (Siddham script)
  • දුර්‍බල (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩭𑩒𑩼 𑪙𑩲𑩽 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚛𑚰𑚤𑚶𑚠𑚥 (Takri script)
  • து³ர்ப³ல (Tamil script)
  • దుర్బల (Telugu script)
  • ทุรฺพล (Thai script)
  • དུ་རྦ་ལ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒠𑒳𑒩𑓂𑒥𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨛𑨃𑨫𑩇𑨠𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

दुस्- (dus-) +‎ बल (bala, “strength”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

दुर्बल • (durbala)

  1. weak, feeble, emaciated, of little strength
  2. thin, lean, slender

Noun

दुर्बल • (durbala) stem, m

  1. weakling, impotent man

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दुर्बल
singular dual plural
nominative दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) दुर्बलौ (durbalau) दुर्बलाः (durbalāḥ)
accusative दुर्बलम् (durbalam) दुर्बलौ (durbalau) दुर्बलान् (durbalān)
instrumental दुर्बलेन (durbalena) दुर्बलाभ्याम् (durbalābhyām) दुर्बलैः (durbalaiḥ)
dative दुर्बलाय (durbalāya) दुर्बलाभ्याम् (durbalābhyām) दुर्बलेभ्यः (durbalebhyaḥ)
ablative दुर्बलात् (durbalāt) दुर्बलाभ्याम् (durbalābhyām) दुर्बलेभ्यः (durbalebhyaḥ)
genitive दुर्बलस्य (durbalasya) दुर्बलयोः (durbalayoḥ) दुर्बलानाम् (durbalānām)
locative दुर्बले (durbale) दुर्बलयोः (durbalayoḥ) दुर्बलेषु (durbaleṣu)
vocative दुर्बल (durbala) दुर्बलौ (durbalau) दुर्बलाः (durbalāḥ)

Descendants

  • Assamese: দুৰ্বল (durrol)
  • Bengali: দুর্বল (durbol)
  • Hindi: दुर्बल (durbal)
  • Urdu: دربل
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