सरल
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit सरल (sarala).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.ɾəl/, [sɐ.ɾɐl]
Adjective
सरल • (saral) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سرل)
- easy
- simple, straightforward
- हिंदी भाषा का व्याकरण सरल है।
- hindī bhāṣā kā vyākraṇ saral hai.
- The grammar of Hindi is simple.
- straight
- Synonym: सीधा (sīdhā)
- रेत में उसने एक सरल रेखा बनाई।
- ret mẽ usne ek saral rekhā banāī.
- He made a straight line in the sand.
Derived terms
- सरल ब्याज (saral byāj, “simple interest”)
- सरल संगीत (saral saṅgīt, “light music”)
- सरल-चित (saral-cit, “simple-minded”)
- सरल-हृदय (saral-hŕday, “simple-hearted”)
- सरलीकरण (sarlīkaraṇ, “simplification”)
- सरलीकृत (sarlīkŕt, “simplified”)
Related terms
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सरल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सरल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “सरल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Etymology
Probably from सृ (sṛ, “to run, go towards”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɐ.ɾɐ.lɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪ɐ.ɾɐ.l̪ɐ/
Adjective
सरल • (sarala) stem
- running on, straight (not crooked)
- outstretched
- right, correct
- upright, sincere, candid, honest, artless, simple
- real (not "sham")
- synonym of विगीत (vigīta) L.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सरलः (saralaḥ) | सरलौ (saralau) सरला¹ (saralā¹) |
सरलाः (saralāḥ) सरलासः¹ (saralāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | सरलम् (saralam) | सरलौ (saralau) सरला¹ (saralā¹) |
सरलान् (saralān) |
| instrumental | सरलेन (saralena) | सरलाभ्याम् (saralābhyām) | सरलैः (saralaiḥ) सरलेभिः¹ (saralebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | सरलाय (saralāya) | सरलाभ्याम् (saralābhyām) | सरलेभ्यः (saralebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सरलात् (saralāt) | सरलाभ्याम् (saralābhyām) | सरलेभ्यः (saralebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सरलस्य (saralasya) | सरलयोः (saralayoḥ) | सरलानाम् (saralānām) |
| locative | सरले (sarale) | सरलयोः (saralayoḥ) | सरलेषु (saraleṣu) |
| vocative | सरल (sarala) | सरलौ (saralau) सरला¹ (saralā¹) |
सरलाः (saralāḥ) सरलासः¹ (saralāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सरला (saralā) | सरले (sarale) | सरलाः (saralāḥ) |
| accusative | सरलाम् (saralām) | सरले (sarale) | सरलाः (saralāḥ) |
| instrumental | सरलया (saralayā) सरला¹ (saralā¹) |
सरलाभ्याम् (saralābhyām) | सरलाभिः (saralābhiḥ) |
| dative | सरलायै (saralāyai) | सरलाभ्याम् (saralābhyām) | सरलाभ्यः (saralābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सरलायाः (saralāyāḥ) सरलायै² (saralāyai²) |
सरलाभ्याम् (saralābhyām) | सरलाभ्यः (saralābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सरलायाः (saralāyāḥ) सरलायै² (saralāyai²) |
सरलयोः (saralayoḥ) | सरलानाम् (saralānām) |
| locative | सरलायाम् (saralāyām) | सरलयोः (saralayoḥ) | सरलासु (saralāsu) |
| vocative | सरले (sarale) | सरले (sarale) | सरलाः (saralāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सरलम् (saralam) | सरले (sarale) | सरलानि (saralāni) सरला¹ (saralā¹) |
| accusative | सरलम् (saralam) | सरले (sarale) | सरलानि (saralāni) सरला¹ (saralā¹) |
| instrumental | सरलेन (saralena) | सरलाभ्याम् (saralābhyām) | सरलैः (saralaiḥ) सरलेभिः¹ (saralebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | सरलाय (saralāya) | सरलाभ्याम् (saralābhyām) | सरलेभ्यः (saralebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सरलात् (saralāt) | सरलाभ्याम् (saralābhyām) | सरलेभ्यः (saralebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सरलस्य (saralasya) | सरलयोः (saralayoḥ) | सरलानाम् (saralānām) |
| locative | सरले (sarale) | सरलयोः (saralayoḥ) | सरलेषु (saraleṣu) |
| vocative | सरल (sarala) | सरले (sarale) | सरलानि (saralāni) सरला¹ (saralā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
सरल • (sarala) stem, m
- a species of pine tree, Pinus roxburghii
- a kind of bird, the grey peacock-pheasant (Pavo bicalcaratus L., now Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
- fire
- a Buddha
- turpeth (Operculina turpethum L.)
- name of a river
Noun
सरल • (sarala) stem, n
- resin of the pine
- a particular high number
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “सरल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1182, column 2.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 506
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 443