ਦਿਲ

See also: ਦਿਲੁ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed form Classical Persian دل (dil). First attested as Old Punjabi ਦਿਲੁ (dilu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɪl/

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Noun

ਦਿਲ • (dil) m (Shahmukhi spelling دِل)

1. heart

   Synonyms: ਜਿਗਰਾ (jigrā), ਹਿਰਦਾ (hirdā)

2. (figuratively) soul; spirit, valor
3. (figuratively) feelings, emotions

Declension

Declension of ਦਿਲ
dir. sg.	ਦਿਲ (dil)
dir. pl.	ਦਿਲ (dil)
	singular	plural
direct	ਦਿਲ (dil)	ਦਿਲ (dil)
oblique	ਦਿਲ (dil)	ਦਿਲਾਂ (dilā̃)
vocative	ਦਿਲਾ (dilā)	ਦਿਲੋ (dilo)
ablative	ਦਿਲੋਂ (dilõ)	—
locative	ਦਿਲੇ (dile)	ਦਿਲੀਂ (dilī̃)
instrumental	ਦਿਲੇ (dile)	ਦਿਲੀਂ (dilī̃)

Related terms

• ਦਿਲੀ (dilī, “cardiac”, adjective)
• ਦਿਲਕਸ਼ (dilkaś, “attractive”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਦਿਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦਿਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.