ढील

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (ḍhilla), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*ḍhilla).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖʱiːl/

Noun

ढील • (ḍhīl) f (Urdu spelling ڈھیل)

1. looseness, slackness
2. liberty, free rein

   उसको अपने काम में बहुत ढील दी गई है।

   usko apne kām mẽ bahut ḍhīl dī gaī hai.

   He has been allowed much liberty in his work.

Declension

Declension of ढील (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ढील ḍhīl	ढीलें ḍhīlẽ
oblique	ढील ḍhīl	ढीलों ḍhīlõ
vocative	ढील ḍhīl	ढीलो ḍhīlo

Related terms

• ढीला (ḍhīlā)

References

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