हल

See also: हेलि, हौले, हेलो, and होली

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦəl/, [ɦɐl]
• Rhymes: -əl

Etymology 1

From , from Sanskrit हल (halá).

Noun

हल • (hal) m (Urdu spelling ہل)

1. plough, plow

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   खेती हल के बिना कैसे हो सकती है?

   khetī hal ke binā kaise ho saktī hai?

   How can farming be done with the plough?

   Synonyms: नांगल (nāṅgal), लांगल (lāṅgal)

Derived terms

• हल चलाना (hal calānā, “to plough”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic حَلّ (ḥall).

Noun

हल • (hal) m (Urdu spelling حل)

1. solution, resolution

Derived terms

• हल करना (hal karnā, “to solve”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit हल (hala).

Noun

हल • (hal) ?

1. plough

Synonyms

• नांगरऑऋ (nā̃ṅgar)
• अऊत (aūt)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰHalás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰHalás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₁ol- (“pole, bar of wood”). Cognate with Old Armenian ձող (joł, “pole, bar”) and Lithuanian žúolis (“railroad tie”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

हल • (halá) stem, m

1. plough

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हल
Nom. sg.	हलः (halaḥ)
Gen. sg.	हलस्य (halasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हलः (halaḥ)	हलौ (halau)	हलाः (halāḥ)
Vocative	हल (hala)	हलौ (halau)	हलाः (halāḥ)
Accusative	हलम् (halam)	हलौ (halau)	हलान् (halān)
Instrumental	हलेन (halena)	हलाभ्याम् (halābhyām)	हलैः (halaiḥ)
Dative	हलाय (halāya)	हलाभ्याम् (halābhyām)	हलेभ्यः (halebhyaḥ)
Ablative	हलात् (halāt)	हलाभ्याम् (halābhyām)	हलेभ्यः (halebhyaḥ)
Genitive	हलस्य (halasya)	हलयोः (halayoḥ)	हलानाम् (halānām)
Locative	हले (hale)	हलयोः (halayoḥ)	हलेषु (haleṣu)

Descendants

• Assamese: হাল (hal)
• Bengali: হাল (hal)
• Hindustani:

  Hindi: हल (hal)

  Urdu: ہل (hal)

• Marathi: हल (hal)
• → Telugu: హలము (halamu)