स्थल

See also: स्थल्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्थल (sthala).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /st̪ʰəl/, [st̪ʰɐl]
  • Rhymes: -əl

Noun

स्थल • (sthalm

  1. land, ground; place
    Synonyms: ज़मीन (zamīn), भूमि (bhūmi)
  2. dry land, parched soil
    स्थल में मीलों तक पानी नहीं मिलता है
    sthal mẽ mīlõ tak pānī nahī̃ miltā hai.
    Water is not to be found for miles in arid land.

Declension

Declension of स्थल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct स्थल
sthal
स्थल
sthal
oblique स्थल
sthal
स्थलों
sthalõ
vocative स्थल
sthal
स्थलो
sthalo

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- or *stel-. However, Mayrhofer considers this semantically unconvincing, and prefers to link the word to Proto-Indo-European *sterh₁- (to be stiff), whence German starr (rigid). The root स्थल् (sthal, to stand, to be firm) is probably a back-formation from the noun.

Pronunciation

Noun

स्थल • (sthála) stemn

  1. dry land (opp. to damp low-land), firm earth (opp. to water)
  2. ground, soil, place, spot
  3. a flat surface, roof (of a palace)
  4. situation, circumstance, case
    तथाविध-स्थलेtathāvidha-sthalein such a case
  5. topic, subject
  6. text

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of स्थल
singular dual plural
nominative स्थलम् (sthálam) स्थले (sthále) स्थलानि (sthálāni)
स्थला¹ (sthálā¹)
accusative स्थलम् (sthálam) स्थले (sthále) स्थलानि (sthálāni)
स्थला¹ (sthálā¹)
instrumental स्थलेन (sthálena) स्थलाभ्याम् (sthálābhyām) स्थलैः (sthálaiḥ)
स्थलेभिः¹ (sthálebhiḥ¹)
dative स्थलाय (sthálāya) स्थलाभ्याम् (sthálābhyām) स्थलेभ्यः (sthálebhyaḥ)
ablative स्थलात् (sthálāt) स्थलाभ्याम् (sthálābhyām) स्थलेभ्यः (sthálebhyaḥ)
genitive स्थलस्य (sthálasya) स्थलयोः (sthálayoḥ) स्थलानाम् (sthálānām)
locative स्थले (sthále) स्थलयोः (sthálayoḥ) स्थलेषु (stháleṣu)
vocative स्थल (sthála) स्थले (sthále) स्थलानि (sthálāni)
स्थला¹ (sthálā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

  • स्थला (sthálā, a heap of artificially raised earth, mound)
  • स्थली (sthalī)
  • स्थाल्य (sthālya)

Descendants

  • Gujarati: સ્થળ (sthaḷ)
  • Hindi: स्थल (sthal)
  • Marathi: स्थळ (sthaḷ​)
  • Malayalam: സ്ഥലം (sthalaṁ), തളം (taḷaṁ)tadbhava
  • Tamil: தலம் (talam), ஸ்தலம் (stalam)tatsama
  • Telugu: స్థలము (sthalamu)

Noun

स्थल • (sthala) stemm

  1. chapter, section (of a book)
  2. name of a son of बल (bala)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of स्थल
singular dual plural
nominative स्थलः (sthalaḥ) स्थलौ (sthalau)
स्थला¹ (sthalā¹)
स्थलाः (sthalāḥ)
स्थलासः¹ (sthalāsaḥ¹)
accusative स्थलम् (sthalam) स्थलौ (sthalau)
स्थला¹ (sthalā¹)
स्थलान् (sthalān)
instrumental स्थलेन (sthalena) स्थलाभ्याम् (sthalābhyām) स्थलैः (sthalaiḥ)
स्थलेभिः¹ (sthalebhiḥ¹)
dative स्थलाय (sthalāya) स्थलाभ्याम् (sthalābhyām) स्थलेभ्यः (sthalebhyaḥ)
ablative स्थलात् (sthalāt) स्थलाभ्याम् (sthalābhyām) स्थलेभ्यः (sthalebhyaḥ)
genitive स्थलस्य (sthalasya) स्थलयोः (sthalayoḥ) स्थलानाम् (sthalānām)
locative स्थले (sthale) स्थलयोः (sthalayoḥ) स्थलेषु (sthaleṣu)
vocative स्थल (sthala) स्थलौ (sthalau)
स्थला¹ (sthalā¹)
स्थलाः (sthalāḥ)
स्थलासः¹ (sthalāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “स्थल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 1261/3, 1262/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 764
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 525