नाल

Hindi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɑːl/

Etymology 1

From Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit नाडी (nāḍī), ultimately from a Dravidian language such as Tamil [script needed] (nhaaNal), Kannada [script needed] (naLLu, “reed”).

Noun

नाल • (nāl) f (Urdu spelling نال‎)

tube, pipe
stalk, stem

Declension

Declension of नाल
	Singular	Plural
Direct	नाल (nāl)	नालें (nālẽ)
Oblique	नाल (nāl)	नालों (nālõ)
Vocative	नाल (nāl)	नालो (nālo)

Related terms

नाला (nālā), नाली (nālī)

Descendants

→ Persian: نال‎ (nâl)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “नाल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0530.
R. E. Asher, Vadasery Iyemperumal Subramoniam (1971): Proceedings, Volume 1

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَعْل‎ (naʿl).

Noun

नाल • (nāl) m (Urdu spelling نعل‎)

horseshoe

Declension

Declension of नाल
	Singular	Plural
Direct	नाल (nāl)	नाल (nāl)
Oblique	नाल (nāl)	नालों (nālõ)
Vocative	नाल (nāl)	नालो (nālo)

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