दाल

See also: दल and दिल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀮𑀻 (dālī), from Sanskrit दाल (dāla), itself from दलति (dalati, “he splits”); see दल् (dal, “to split, burst”). Cognate with Marathi डाळ (ḍāḷ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑːl/, [d̪äːl]

Noun

दाल • (dāl) f (Urdu spelling دال)

1. dal (an Indian lentil dish)
2. any variety of pulse (legume)

Declension

Declension of दाल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दाल dāl	दालें dālẽ
oblique	दाल dāl	दालों dālõ
vocative	दाल dāl	दालो dālo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दाल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দাল (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬵᬮ (Balinese script)
• দাল (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰯𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• ဒါလ (Burmese script)
• દાલ (Gujarati script)
• ਦਾਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑌾𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦴꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂰𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ದಾಲ (Kannada script)
• ទាល (Khmer script)
• ທາລ (Lao script)
• ദാല (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘰𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧑𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐵𑐮 (Newa script)
• ଦାଲ (Odia script)
• ꢣꢵꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆳𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖯𑖩 (Siddham script)
• දාල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩛𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚭𑚥 (Takri script)
• த³ால (Tamil script)
• దాల (Telugu script)
• ทาล (Thai script)
• དཱ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒰𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨊𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of दल (dala).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɑː.lɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɑː.l̪ɐ/

Noun

दाल • (dāla) stem, m

1. a kind of honey produced from petals

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दाल (dāla)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दालः dālaḥ	दालौ / दाला¹ dālau / dālā¹	दालाः / दालासः¹ dālāḥ / dālāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दाल dāla	दालौ / दाला¹ dālau / dālā¹	दालाः / दालासः¹ dālāḥ / dālāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दालम् dālam	दालौ / दाला¹ dālau / dālā¹	दालान् dālān
Instrumental	दालेन dālena	दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām	दालैः / दालेभिः¹ dālaiḥ / dālebhiḥ¹
Dative	दालाय dālāya	दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām	दालेभ्यः dālebhyaḥ
Ablative	दालात् dālāt	दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām	दालेभ्यः dālebhyaḥ
Genitive	दालस्य dālasya	दालयोः dālayoḥ	दालानाम् dālānām
Locative	दाले dāle	दालयोः dālayoḥ	दालेषु dāleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

दाल • (dāla) stem, m

1. a sort of grain, creeping paspalum (Paspalum scrobiculatum, syn. Paspalum frumentaceum)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of दाल (dāla)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दालम् dālam	दाले dāle	दालानि / दाला¹ dālāni / dālā¹
Vocative	दाल dāla	दाले dāle	दालानि / दाला¹ dālāni / dālā¹
Accusative	दालम् dālam	दाले dāle	दालानि / दाला¹ dālāni / dālā¹
Instrumental	दालेन dālena	दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām	दालैः / दालेभिः¹ dālaiḥ / dālebhiḥ¹
Dative	दालाय dālāya	दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām	दालेभ्यः dālebhyaḥ
Ablative	दालात् dālāt	दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām	दालेभ्यः dālebhyaḥ
Genitive	दालस्य dālasya	दालयोः dālayoḥ	दालानाम् dālānām
Locative	दाले dāle	दालयोः dālayoḥ	दालेषु dāleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “दाल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 476.
• Paspalum+frumentaceum at The Plant List