दिल

See also: दाल and दल

Hindi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Persian دل (del), from Proto-Iranian *jŕ̥dayam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam. Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬛𐬁 (zərədā), Sanskrit हृदय (hṛ́daya).

Doublet of हृदय (hŕday).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪl/

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Noun

दिल • (dil) m (Urdu spelling دل)

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

Synonyms

• (heart): हृदय (hŕday), हिया (hiyā)

References

• 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.