नाल

See also: नाळ

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɑːl/, [näːl]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit नाडी (nāḍī), ultimately from a Dravidian language such as Tamil நாணல் (nāṇal), Kannada ನಳ್ಳು (naḷḷu, “reed”).

Noun

नाल • (nāl) f (Urdu spelling نال)

1. tube, pipe
2. stalk, stem

Declension

Declension of नाल (fem cons-stem)

	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, page 0530.
• R. E. Asher, Vadasery Iyemperumal Subramoniam (1971): Proceedings, Volume 1

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian نَعْل (na'l).

Noun

नाल • (nāl) m (Urdu spelling نعل)

1. horseshoe

Declension

Declension of नाल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाल nāl	नाल nāl
oblique	नाल nāl	नालों nālõ
vocative	नाल nāl	नालो nālo