निराला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀮𑀅 (ṇirālaa), from Sanskrit निरालय (nirālaya, “without a place”), from निर्- (nir-) +‎ आलय (ālaya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.ɾɑː.lɑː/, [nɪ.ɾäː.läː]

Adjective

निराला • (nirālā) (Urdu spelling نرالا)

1. unique, strange, extraordinary

   Synonyms: अनोखा (anokhā), अनूठा (anūṭhā)

2. separate, solitary

   Synonyms: अलग (alag), एकांत (ekānt), अकेला (akelā)

Declension

Declension of निराला (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	निराला nirālā	निराले nirāle	निराली nirālī	निराली nirālī
oblique	निराले nirāle	निराले nirāle	निराली nirālī	निराली nirālī
vocative	निराले nirāle	निराले nirāle	निराली nirālī	निराली nirālī

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निराला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*nirālaya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press