बळ

See also: बल, बाळ, and बीळ

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala), from Proto-Indo-European *bel- (“power, strength”). Cognate with Hindi बल (bal).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəɭ̆/

Noun

बळ • (baḷ) n

  1. strength
    एकीचे बळ
    ekīċe baḷ
    The strength of unity
    Synonyms: जोर (j̈or), ताकद (tākad), शक्ती (śaktī)

Declension
Declension of बळ (baḷ)
direct
singular		 बळ
baḷ
direct
plural		 बळे, बळं
baḷe, baḷa
singular plural
nominative बळ
baḷ		 बळे, बळं
baḷe, baḷa
oblique बळा-
baḷā-		 बळां-
baḷāN-
dative बळाला
baḷālā		 बळांना
baḷāNnā
ergative बळाने
baḷāne		 बळांनी
baḷāNni
instrumental बळाशी
baḷāśi		 बळांशी
baḷāNśi
locative बळात
baḷāt		 बळांत
baḷāNt
vocative बळा
baḷā		 बळांनो
baḷāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of बळ
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject बळाचा
baḷāċā		 बळाचे
baḷāce		 बळाची
baḷāci		 बळाच्या
baḷāca		 बळाचे, बळाचं
baḷāce, baḷāċa		 बळाची
baḷāci		 बळाच्या
baḷāca
plural subject बळांचा
baḷāNċā		 बळांचे
baḷāNce		 बळांची
baḷāNci		 बळांच्या
baḷāNca		 बळांचे, बळांचं
baḷāNce, baḷāNċa		 बळांची
baḷāNci		 बळांच्या
baḷāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “बळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “बळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “बळ”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
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