असल

See also: अंसल and असली

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl)bor.

Classical Persian اَصْل (asl)bor.

Hindi असल

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَصْل (asl), borrowed from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.səl/, [ɐ.sɐl]

Adjective

असल • (asl) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اصل)

1. synonym of असली (aslī)

Noun

असल • (asl) ? (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اصل)

1. foundation, basis

   Synonyms: जड़ (jaṛ), बुनियाद (buniyād)

2. reality, actuality

Related terms

• असलियत (asliyat)
• असली (aslī)
• असल में (asal mẽ)

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022), “असल”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Nepali

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl)bor.

Classical Persian اَصْل (asl)bor.

Hindi असल (asal)bor.

Nepali असल

Borrowed from Hindi असल (asal), borrowed from Classical Persian اَصْل (asl), borrowed from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʌsʌl]
• Phonetic Devanagari: असल्

Adjective

असल • (asal) (indeclinable)

1. good (of quality or character)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “असल्”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 28