दाल

See also: दल and दिल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀮𑀻 (dālī), from Sanskrit दाल (dāla), itself from दलति (dalati, “he splits”); see दॄ (dṝ, “to tear, divide, split”). Cognate with Marathi डाळ (ḍāḷ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑːl/, [d̪äːl̪]

Noun

दाल • (dāl) f (Urdu spelling دال‎)

dal (an Indian lentil dish)
any variety of pulse (legume)

Declension

Declension of दाल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दाल dāl	दालें dālẽ
oblique	दाल dāl	दालों dālõ
vocative	दाल dāl	दालो dālo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Bahri, Hardev (1989), “दाल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ᬤᬵᬮ (Balinese script)
দাল (Assamese script)
দাল (Bengali script)
𑰟𑰯𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀤𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
𑌦𑌾𑌲 (Grantha script)
દાલ (Gujarati script)
ਦਾਲ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦢꦴꦭ (Javanese script)
ទាល (Khmer script)
ದಾಲ (Kannada script)
ທາລ (Lao script)
ദാല (Malayalam script)
𑘟𑘰𑘩 (Modi script)
ᢑᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
ᡩᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
ဒါလ (Burmese script)
𑦿𑧑𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
𑐡𑐵𑐮 (Newa script)
ଦାଲ (Oriya script)
ꢣꢵꢭ (Saurashtra script)
𑆢𑆳𑆬 (Sharada script)
𑖟𑖯𑖩 (Siddham script)
දාල (Sinhalese script)
దాల (Telugu script)
ทาล (Thai script)
དཱ་ལ (Tibetan script)
𑒠𑒰𑒪 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of दल (dala).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɑː.lɐ/

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɑː.l̪ɐ/

Noun

दाल • (dāla) m

a kind of honey produced from petals

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दाल (dāla)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दालः dālaḥ	दालौ dālau	दालाः / दालासः¹ dālāḥ / dālāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दाल dāla	दालौ dālau	दालाः / दालासः¹ dālāḥ / dālāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दालम् dālam	दालौ dālau	दालान् dālān
Instrumental	दालेन dālena	दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām	दालैः / दालेभिः¹ dālaiḥ / dālebhiḥ¹
Dative	दालाय dālāya	दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām	दालेभ्यः dālebhyaḥ
Ablative	दालात् dālāt	दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām	दालेभ्यः dālebhyaḥ
Genitive	दालस्य dālasya	दालयोः dālayoḥ	दालानाम् dālānām
Locative	दाले dāle	दालयोः dālayoḥ	दालेषु dāleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

दाल • (dāla) m

a sort of grain, creeping paspalum (Paspalum scrobiculatum, syn. Paspalum frumentaceum)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of दाल (dāla)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दालम् dālam	दाले dāle	दालानि / दाला¹ dālāni / dālā¹
Vocative	दाल dāla	दाले dāle	दालानि / दाला¹ dālāni / dālā¹
Accusative	दालम् dālam	दाले dāle	दालानि / दाला¹ dālāni / dālā¹
Instrumental	दालेन dālena	दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām	दालैः / दालेभिः¹ dālaiḥ / dālebhiḥ¹
Dative	दालाय dālāya	दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām	दालेभ्यः dālebhyaḥ
Ablative	दालात् dālāt	दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām	दालेभ्यः dālebhyaḥ
Genitive	दालस्य dālasya	दालयोः dālayoḥ	दालानाम् dālānām
Locative	दाले dāle	दालयोः dālayoḥ	दालेषु dāleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899), “दाल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 476.
Paspalum+frumentaceum at The Plant List

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