இருள்
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Tamil[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- இருட்டு (iruṭṭu)
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *cirVḷ. Cognate with Kannada ಇರುಳು (iruḷu), Malayalam ഇരുൾ (iruḷ), Telugu ఇరులు (irulu).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
இருள் • (iruḷ)
- darkness
- dark colour, swarthiness, blackness
- mental delusion; clouded state of mind
- spiritual ignorance concerning god
- trouble, difficulty
- (Hinduism) a region of darkness, one of several hells
- birth
- fault, blemish
- corruption affecting the soul
- ironwood
Declension[edit]
| ḷ-stem declension of இருள் (iruḷ) (singular only) | ||
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| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | இருள் iruḷ |
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| Vocative | இருளே iruḷē |
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| Accusative | இருளை iruḷai |
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| Dative | இருளுக்கு iruḷukku |
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| Genitive | இருளுடைய iruḷuṭaiya |
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| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | இருள் iruḷ |
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| Vocative | இருளே iruḷē |
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| Accusative | இருளை iruḷai |
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| Dative | இருளுக்கு iruḷukku |
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| Benefactive | இருளுக்காக iruḷukkāka |
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| Genitive 1 | இருளுடைய iruḷuṭaiya |
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| Genitive 2 | இருளின் iruḷiṉ |
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| Locative 1 | இருளில் iruḷil |
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| Locative 2 | இருளிடம் iruḷiṭam |
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| Sociative 1 | இருளோடு iruḷōṭu |
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| Sociative 2 | இருளுடன் iruḷuṭaṉ |
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| Instrumental | இருளால் iruḷāl |
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| Ablative | இருளிலிருந்து iruḷiliruntu |
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References[edit]
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “இருள்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]