दिल

See also: दाल and दल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دل‎ (dil). First attested as Old Hindi दिल (dila). Doublet of हृदय (hŕday).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪl/, [d̪ɪl̪]

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Noun

दिल • (dil) m (Urdu spelling دِل‎)

1. heart (organ)
2. mind
3. soul
4. spirit, valor
5. feelings, emotions

Declension

Declension of दिल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दिल dil	दिल dil
oblique	दिल dil	दिलों dilõ
vocative	दिल dil	दिलो dilo

Synonyms

• (heart): हृदय (hŕday), हिया (hiyā)

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दिल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “दिल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دل‎ (dil). Doublet of हृदय (hruday).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪il/, [d̪iːl]

Noun

दिल • (dil) m

1. heart, mind

   Synonyms: अंतःकरण (antaḥkaraṇ), मन (man), हृदय (hruday)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “दिल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 68.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “दिल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 412
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “दिल”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 1654.

Old Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دل‎ (dil). Doublet of हिरदै (hiradai). Compare Old Punjabi ਦਿਲੁ (dilu).

Noun

दिल (dila)

1. heart

Descendants

• Hindustani: dil

  Hindi: दिल

  Urdu: دِل‎

Further reading

• Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 539