बल
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit बल (bala), from Proto-Indo-European *bel- (“power, strength”).
Pronunciation
Noun
बल • (bal) m (Urdu spelling بل)
- strength, force
- (deprecated template usage) एकता में बल है। ― ektā mẽ bal hai. ― There is strength in unity.
- Synonyms: शक्ति (śakti), ज़ोर (zor), ताक़त (tāqat)
- a military force, army
- emphasis, stress
Declension
Anagrams
- लब (lab)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Old Gujarati
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala).
Noun
बल • (bala) n
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
बल n
- Devanagari script form of bala
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bálas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bálas, from Proto-Indo-European *bel- (“power, strength”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βελτίων (beltíōn), Latin dē-bilis, Old Church Slavonic бол҄ии (bolʹii).
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- বল (Assamese script)
- ᬩᬮ (Balinese script)
- বল (Bengali script)
- 𑰤𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀩𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- ဗလ (Burmese script)
- બલ (Gujarati script)
- ਬਲ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌬𑌲 (Grantha script)
- ꦧꦭ (Javanese script)
- 𑂥𑂪 (Kaithi script)
- ಬಲ (Kannada script)
- ពល (Khmer script)
- ພລ (Lao script)
- ബല (Malayalam script)
- ᠪᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘤𑘩 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧄𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐧𑐮 (Newa script)
- ବଲ (Odia script)
- ꢨꢭ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆧𑆬 (Sharada script)
- 𑖤𑖩 (Siddham script)
- බල (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩲𑩽 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚠𑚥 (Takri script)
- ப³ல (Tamil script)
- బల (Telugu script)
- พล (Thai script)
- བ་ལ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒥𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨠𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
Noun
बल • (bála) stem, n
- power, strength, might, vigour, force, validity
- force or power of articulation
- force considered as a sixth organ of action
- Force personified as one of the विश्वे-देवाः (viśve-devāḥ)
- power of, expertness in (+locative)
- stoutness, bulkiness
- (in the plural, feminine) military force, troops, an army
- shape
- body
- penis
- gum
- blood
- young shoot
- bone
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of बल (bála) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | बलम् bálam |
बले bále |
बलानि / बला¹ bálāni / bálā¹ |
Vocative | बल bála |
बले bále |
बलानि / बला¹ bálāni / bálā¹ |
Accusative | बलम् bálam |
बले bále |
बलानि / बला¹ bálāni / bálā¹ |
Instrumental | बलेन bálena |
बलाभ्याम् bálābhyām |
बलैः / बलेभिः¹ bálaiḥ / bálebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | बलाय bálāya |
बलाभ्याम् bálābhyām |
बलेभ्यः bálebhyaḥ |
Ablative | बलात् bálāt |
बलाभ्याम् bálābhyām |
बलेभ्यः bálebhyaḥ |
Genitive | बलस्य bálasya |
बलयोः bálayoḥ |
बलानाम् bálānām |
Locative | बले bále |
बलयोः bálayoḥ |
बलेषु báleṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
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- Sinhalese: බලය (balaya)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "pmh" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- Marathi: बळ (baḷ)
- Pali: bala
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "psu" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- → Kannada: ಬಲ (bala)
- → Tamil: பலம் (palam)
- → Telugu: బలము (balamu)
- → Thai: พล (pon), พละ (pá-lá)
Adjective
बल • (balá)
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of बल (balá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | बलः baláḥ |
बलौ / बला¹ balaú / balā́¹ |
बलाः / बलासः¹ balā́ḥ / balā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | बल bála |
बलौ / बला¹ bálau / bálā¹ |
बलाः / बलासः¹ bálāḥ / bálāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | बलम् balám |
बलौ / बला¹ balaú / balā́¹ |
बलान् balā́n |
Instrumental | बलेन baléna |
बलाभ्याम् balā́bhyām |
बलैः / बलेभिः¹ balaíḥ / balébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | बलाय balā́ya |
बलाभ्याम् balā́bhyām |
बलेभ्यः balébhyaḥ |
Ablative | बलात् balā́t |
बलाभ्याम् balā́bhyām |
बलेभ्यः balébhyaḥ |
Genitive | बलस्य balásya |
बलयोः baláyoḥ |
बलानाम् balā́nām |
Locative | बले balé |
बलयोः baláyoḥ |
बलेषु baléṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ā-stem declension of बला (balā́) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | बला balā́ |
बले balé |
बलाः balā́ḥ |
Vocative | बले bále |
बले bále |
बलाः bálāḥ |
Accusative | बलाम् balā́m |
बले balé |
बलाः balā́ḥ |
Instrumental | बलया / बला¹ baláyā / balā́¹ |
बलाभ्याम् balā́bhyām |
बलाभिः balā́bhiḥ |
Dative | बलायै balā́yai |
बलाभ्याम् balā́bhyām |
बलाभ्यः balā́bhyaḥ |
Ablative | बलायाः / बलायै² balā́yāḥ / balā́yai² |
बलाभ्याम् balā́bhyām |
बलाभ्यः balā́bhyaḥ |
Genitive | बलायाः / बलायै² balā́yāḥ / balā́yai² |
बलयोः baláyoḥ |
बलानाम् balā́nām |
Locative | बलायाम् balā́yām |
बलयोः baláyoḥ |
बलासु balā́su |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of बल (balá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | बलम् balám |
बले balé |
बलानि / बला¹ balā́ni / balā́¹ |
Vocative | बल bála |
बले bále |
बलानि / बला¹ bálāni / bálā¹ |
Accusative | बलम् balám |
बले balé |
बलानि / बला¹ balā́ni / balā́¹ |
Instrumental | बलेन baléna |
बलाभ्याम् balā́bhyām |
बलैः / बलेभिः¹ balaíḥ / balébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | बलाय balā́ya |
बलाभ्याम् balā́bhyām |
बलेभ्यः balébhyaḥ |
Ablative | बलात् balā́t |
बलाभ्याम् balā́bhyām |
बलेभ्यः balébhyaḥ |
Genitive | बलस्य balásya |
बलयोः baláyoḥ |
बलानाम् balā́nām |
Locative | बले balé |
बलयोः baláyoḥ |
बलेषु baléṣu |
Notes |
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Noun
बल • (bála) stem, m
- crow
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- half-ripe barley
- name of a demon conquered by Indra
- name of an elder brother of Krishna
- name of a son of Varuna and brother of Sura
- name of an attendant on स्कन्द (skanda)
- name of a son of अङ्गिरस् (aṅgiras)
- name of a son of परिक्षित् (parikṣit)
- name of a son of परिजात्र (parijātra)
- name of a son of Krishna
- name of a lexicographer (also written वल (vala))
- name of a horse of the Moon
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of बल (bála) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | बलः bálaḥ |
बलौ / बला¹ bálau / bálā¹ |
बलाः / बलासः¹ bálāḥ / bálāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | बल bála |
बलौ / बला¹ bálau / bálā¹ |
बलाः / बलासः¹ bálāḥ / bálāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | बलम् bálam |
बलौ / बला¹ bálau / bálā¹ |
बलान् bálān |
Instrumental | बलेन bálena |
बलाभ्याम् bálābhyām |
बलैः / बलेभिः¹ bálaiḥ / bálebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | बलाय bálāya |
बलाभ्याम् bálābhyām |
बलेभ्यः bálebhyaḥ |
Ablative | बलात् bálāt |
बलाभ्याम् bálābhyām |
बलेभ्यः bálebhyaḥ |
Genitive | बलस्य bálasya |
बलयोः bálayoḥ |
बलानाम् bálānām |
Locative | बले bále |
बलयोः bálayoḥ |
बलेषु báleṣu |
Notes |
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Etymology
Variant of वल (valá)
Noun
बल • (balá) stem, n
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of बल (balá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | बलम् balám |
बले balé |
बलानि / बला¹ balā́ni / balā́¹ |
Vocative | बल bála |
बले bále |
बलानि / बला¹ bálāni / bálā¹ |
Accusative | बलम् balám |
बले balé |
बलानि / बला¹ balā́ni / balā́¹ |
Instrumental | बलेन baléna |
बलाभ्याम् balā́bhyām |
बलैः / बलेभिः¹ balaíḥ / balébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | बलाय balā́ya |
बलाभ्याम् balā́bhyām |
बलेभ्यः balébhyaḥ |
Ablative | बलात् balā́t |
बलाभ्याम् balā́bhyām |
बलेभ्यः balébhyaḥ |
Genitive | बलस्य balásya |
बलयोः baláyoḥ |
बलानाम् balā́nām |
Locative | बले balé |
बलयोः baláyoḥ |
बलेषु baléṣu |
Notes |
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Synonyms
- वल (valá)
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