शाल

See also: शाला, शील, शिला, शूल्, शीला, शूल, and -शाली

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːl/, [ʃäːl]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit शाल (śāla).

Noun

शाल • (śāl) m (Urdu spelling شَال)

1. sal tree (Shorea robusta)
2. banded snakehead (Channa striata, syn. Ophiocephalus wrahl)

Declension

Declension of शाल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शाल śāl	शाल śāl
oblique	शाल śāl	शालों śālõ
vocative	शाल śāl	शालो śālo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian شال (šāl). Doublet of साड़ी (sāṛī). Compare Bengali শাল (śal), Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਲ (śāl) / شال (śāl), Gujarati શાલ (śāl), Marathi शाल (śāl), Kannada ಶಾಲು (śālu), Telugu శాలువ (śāluva).

Noun

शाल • (śāl) f (Urdu spelling شَال)

1. shawl, scarf
2. veil

Declension

Declension of शाल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शाल śāl	शालें śālẽ
oblique	शाल śāl	शालों śālõ
vocative	शाल śāl	शालो śālo

Descendants

• → French: châle
  • → Catalan: xal
  • → Franco-Provençal: ch·âle
  • → Italian: scialle
    • → Greek: σάλι (sáli)
  • → Polish: szal
  • → Spanish: chal

Further reading

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

Kashmiri

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaːl/

Noun

शाल • (śāl) m (Perso-Arabic شال, Sharada 𑆯𑆳𑆬𑇀)

1. jackal

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شال (šāl). Doublet of साडी (sāḍī). Compare Gujarati શાલ (śāl), Hindustani شَال (śāl) / शाल (śāl), Kannada ಶಾಲು (śālu), Telugu శాలువ (śāluva), Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਲ (śāl) / شال (śāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕal/

Noun

शाल • (śāl) m

1. shawl, scarf

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “शाल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “शाल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “शाल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শাল (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬵᬮ (Balinese script)
• শাল (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰯𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• ၐာလ (Burmese script)
• શાલ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਾਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌾𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦴꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂰𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ಶಾಲ (Kannada script)
• ឝាល (Khmer script)
• ຨາລ (Lao script)
• ശാല (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘰𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧑𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐵𑐮 (Newa script)
• ଶାଲ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢵꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆳𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖯𑖩 (Siddham script)
• ශාල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩛𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚭𑚥 (Takri script)
• ஶால (Tamil script)
• శాల (Telugu script)
• ศาล (Thai script)
• ཤཱ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒰𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨊𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Related to शाला (śā́lā, “house, hall”); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑː.lɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɑː.l̪ɐ/

Adjective

शा॒ल • (śālá) stem

1. being in a house

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शा॒ल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शा॒लः (śāláḥ)	शा॒लौ (śāláu) शा॒ला¹ (śālā́¹)	शा॒लाः (śālā́ḥ) शा॒लासः॑¹ (śālā́saḥ¹)
accusative	शा॒लम् (śālám)	शा॒लौ (śāláu) शा॒ला¹ (śālā́¹)	शा॒लान् (śālā́n)
instrumental	शा॒लेन॑ (śāléna)	शा॒लाभ्या॑म् (śālā́bhyām)	शा॒लैः (śāláiḥ) शा॒लेभिः॑¹ (śālébhiḥ¹)
dative	शा॒लाय॑ (śālā́ya)	शा॒लाभ्या॑म् (śālā́bhyām)	शा॒लेभ्यः॑ (śālébhyaḥ)
ablative	शा॒लात् (śālā́t)	शा॒लाभ्या॑म् (śālā́bhyām)	शा॒लेभ्यः॑ (śālébhyaḥ)
genitive	शा॒लस्य॑ (śālásya)	शा॒लयोः॑ (śāláyoḥ)	शा॒लाना॑म् (śālā́nām)
locative	शा॒ले (śālé)	शा॒लयोः॑ (śāláyoḥ)	शा॒लेषु॑ (śāléṣu)
vocative	शाल॑ (śā́la)	शालौ॑ (śā́lau) शाला॑¹ (śā́lā¹)	शालाः॑ (śā́lāḥ) शाला॑सः¹ (śā́lāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of शा॒ला

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शा॒ला (śālā́)	शा॒ले (śālé)	शा॒लाः (śālā́ḥ)
accusative	शा॒लाम् (śālā́m)	शा॒ले (śālé)	शा॒लाः (śālā́ḥ)
instrumental	शा॒लया॑ (śāláyā) शा॒ला¹ (śālā́¹)	शा॒लाभ्या॑म् (śālā́bhyām)	शा॒लाभिः॑ (śālā́bhiḥ)
dative	शा॒लायै॑ (śālā́yai)	शा॒लाभ्या॑म् (śālā́bhyām)	शा॒लाभ्यः॑ (śālā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	शा॒लायाः॑ (śālā́yāḥ) शा॒लायै॑² (śālā́yai²)	शा॒लाभ्या॑म् (śālā́bhyām)	शा॒लाभ्यः॑ (śālā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	शा॒लायाः॑ (śālā́yāḥ) शा॒लायै॑² (śālā́yai²)	शा॒लयोः॑ (śāláyoḥ)	शा॒लाना॑म् (śālā́nām)
locative	शा॒लाया॑म् (śālā́yām)	शा॒लयोः॑ (śāláyoḥ)	शा॒लासु॑ (śālā́su)
vocative	शाले॑ (śā́le)	शाले॑ (śā́le)	शालाः॑ (śā́lāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शा॒ल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शा॒लम् (śālám)	शा॒ले (śālé)	शा॒लानि॑ (śālā́ni) शा॒ला¹ (śālā́¹)
accusative	शा॒लम् (śālám)	शा॒ले (śālé)	शा॒लानि॑ (śālā́ni) शा॒ला¹ (śālā́¹)
instrumental	शा॒लेन॑ (śāléna)	शा॒लाभ्या॑म् (śālā́bhyām)	शा॒लैः (śāláiḥ) शा॒लेभिः॑¹ (śālébhiḥ¹)
dative	शा॒लाय॑ (śālā́ya)	शा॒लाभ्या॑म् (śālā́bhyām)	शा॒लेभ्यः॑ (śālébhyaḥ)
ablative	शा॒लात् (śālā́t)	शा॒लाभ्या॑म् (śālā́bhyām)	शा॒लेभ्यः॑ (śālébhyaḥ)
genitive	शा॒लस्य॑ (śālásya)	शा॒लयोः॑ (śāláyoḥ)	शा॒लाना॑म् (śālā́nām)
locative	शा॒ले (śālé)	शा॒लयोः॑ (śāláyoḥ)	शा॒लेषु॑ (śāléṣu)
vocative	शाल॑ (śā́la)	शाले॑ (śā́le)	शाला॑नि (śā́lāni) शाला॑¹ (śā́lā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

शा॒ल • (śālá) stem, m

1. Shorea robusta or the sāla tree
2. a kind of fish (Channa striata, syn. Ophiocephalus wrahl)
3. any tree

   Synonyms: वृक्ष (vṛkṣa), तरु (taru)

4. an enclosure, court, fence, rampart, wall
5. Artocarpus lacucha

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शा॒ल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शा॒लः (śāláḥ)	शा॒लौ (śāláu) शा॒ला¹ (śālā́¹)	शा॒लाः (śālā́ḥ) शा॒लासः॑¹ (śālā́saḥ¹)
accusative	शा॒लम् (śālám)	शा॒लौ (śāláu) शा॒ला¹ (śālā́¹)	शा॒लान् (śālā́n)
instrumental	शा॒लेन॑ (śāléna)	शा॒लाभ्या॑म् (śālā́bhyām)	शा॒लैः (śāláiḥ) शा॒लेभिः॑¹ (śālébhiḥ¹)
dative	शा॒लाय॑ (śālā́ya)	शा॒लाभ्या॑म् (śālā́bhyām)	शा॒लेभ्यः॑ (śālébhyaḥ)
ablative	शा॒लात् (śālā́t)	शा॒लाभ्या॑म् (śālā́bhyām)	शा॒लेभ्यः॑ (śālébhyaḥ)
genitive	शा॒लस्य॑ (śālásya)	शा॒लयोः॑ (śāláyoḥ)	शा॒लाना॑म् (śālā́nām)
locative	शा॒ले (śālé)	शा॒लयोः॑ (śāláyoḥ)	शा॒लेषु॑ (śāléṣu)
vocative	शाल॑ (śā́la)	शालौ॑ (śā́lau) शाला॑¹ (śā́lā¹)	शालाः॑ (śā́lāḥ) शाला॑सः¹ (śā́lāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• विशाल (viśālá, “spacious, extensive”)
• शालिन् (śālín, “possessing a house or room”)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “शाल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1067, column 1.