माल

See also: मल, मूल, माला, and माली

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑːl/, [mäːl̪]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian مال‎, from Arabic مال‎ (māl).

Noun

माल • (māl) m (Urdu spelling مال‎) (uncountable)

1. goods, stuff, things
2. (slang, chiefly Delhi) money
3. (slang, chiefly Delhi, derogatory) an attractive woman
4. (slang) marijuana

Declension

Declension of माल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	माल māl	माल māl
oblique	माल māl	मालों mālõ
vocative	माल māl	मालो mālo

Related terms

• माली (mālī)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मल्ल (malla).

Noun

माल • (māl) m (Urdu spelling مال‎)

1. wrestler, fighter

Declension

Declension of माल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	माल māl	माल māl
oblique	माल māl	मालों mālõ
vocative	माल māl	मालो mālo

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit माला (mālā).

Noun

माल • (māl) f (Urdu spelling مال‎)

1. wreath, garland

Declension

Declension of माल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	माल māl	मालें mālẽ
oblique	माल māl	मालों mālõ
vocative	माल māl	मालो mālo

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• māla (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• মাল (Bengali script)
• මාල (Sinhalese script)
• မာလ or မႃလ (Burmese script)
• มาล or มาละ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩣᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ມາລ or ມາລະ (Lao script)
• មាល (Khmer script)

Noun

माल m

1. circular enclosure, round yard

Declension

Declension table of "माल" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मालो (mālo)	माला (mālā)
Accusative (second)	मालं (mālaṃ)	माले (māle)
Instrumental (third)	मालेन (mālena)	मालेहि (mālehi) or मालेभि (mālebhi)
Dative (fourth)	मालस्स (mālassa) or मालाय (mālāya) or मालत्थं (mālatthaṃ)	मालानं (mālānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मालस्मा (mālasmā) or मालम्हा (mālamhā) or माला (mālā)	मालेहि (mālehi) or मालेभि (mālebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मालस्स (mālassa)	मालानं (mālānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मालस्मिं (mālasmiṃ) or मालम्हि (mālamhi) or माले (māle)	मालेसु (mālesu)
Vocative (calling)	माल (māla)	माला (mālā)

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬫᬵᬮ (Balinese script)
• মাল (Assamese script)
• মাল (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰯𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌮𑌾𑌲 (Grantha script)
• માલ (Gujarati script)
• ꦩꦴꦭ (Javanese script)
• មាល (Khmer script)
• ಮಾಲ (Kannada script)
• ມາລ (Lao script)
• 𑘦𑘰𑘩 (Modi script)
• မာလ (Burmese script)
• 𑐩𑐵𑐮 (Newa script)
• ମାଲ (Oriya script)
• ꢪꢵꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆳𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖯𑖩 (Siddham script)
• మాల (Telugu script)
• มาล (Thai script)
• མཱལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒰𑒪 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Possibly a borrowing from Proto-Dravidian [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑː.l̪ɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.l̪ɐ/

Noun

माल • (māla) n

1. a forest or wood near a village

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of माल (māla)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मालम् mālam	माले māle	मालानि / माला¹ mālāni / mālā¹
Vocative	माल māla	माले māle	मालानि / माला¹ mālāni / mālā¹
Accusative	मालम् mālam	माले māle	मालानि / माला¹ mālāni / mālā¹
Instrumental	मालेन mālena	मालाभ्याम् mālābhyām	मालैः / मालेभिः¹ mālaiḥ / mālebhiḥ¹
Dative	मालाय mālāya	मालाभ्याम् mālābhyām	मालेभ्यः mālebhyaḥ
Ablative	मालात् mālāt	मालाभ्याम् mālābhyām	मालेभ्यः mālebhyaḥ
Genitive	मालस्य mālasya	मालयोः mālayoḥ	मालानाम् mālānām
Locative	माले māle	मालयोः mālayoḥ	मालेषु māleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) , “माल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 813.