फाल

Sanskrit

Etymology

May be borrowed from the BMAC substrate. Compare Persian سپار. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

फाल • (phāla) stemm

  1. ploughshare, mattock

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of फाल
singular dual plural
nominative फालः (phālaḥ) फालौ (phālau)
फाला¹ (phālā¹)
फालाः (phālāḥ)
फालासः¹ (phālāsaḥ¹)
accusative फालम् (phālam) फालौ (phālau)
फाला¹ (phālā¹)
फालान् (phālān)
instrumental फालेन (phālena) फालाभ्याम् (phālābhyām) फालैः (phālaiḥ)
फालेभिः¹ (phālebhiḥ¹)
dative फालाय (phālāya) फालाभ्याम् (phālābhyām) फालेभ्यः (phālebhyaḥ)
ablative फालात् (phālāt) फालाभ्याम् (phālābhyām) फालेभ्यः (phālebhyaḥ)
genitive फालस्य (phālasya) फालयोः (phālayoḥ) फालानाम् (phālānām)
locative फाले (phāle) फालयोः (phālayoḥ) फालेषु (phāleṣu)
vocative फाल (phāla) फालौ (phālau)
फाला¹ (phālā¹)
फालाः (phālāḥ)
फालासः¹ (phālāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: phāla
    • Khmer: ផាល (phaal)
  • Prakrit: 𑀨𑀸𑀮 (phāla) (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press