नाल

नाल

Hindi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑːl/

Etymology 1

From Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit नाडी (nāḍī), ultimately from a Dravidian language such as Tamil [script needed] (nhaaNal), Kannada [script needed] (naLLu, “reed”).

Noun

नाल • (nāl) f (Urdu spelling نال‎)

1. tube, pipe
2. stalk, stem

Declension

Declension of नाल
	Singular	Plural
Direct	नाल (nāl)	नालें (nālẽ)
Oblique	नाल (nāl)	नालों (nālõ)
Vocative	नाल (nāl)	नालो (nālo)

Related terms

• नाला (nālā), नाली (nālī)

Descendants

• → Persian: نال‎ (nâl)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “नाल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0530.
• R. E. Asher, Vadasery Iyemperumal Subramoniam (1971): Proceedings, Volume 1

Etymology 2

From Arabic نَعْل‎ (naʿl).

Noun

नाल • (nāl) m (Urdu spelling نعل‎)

1. horseshoe

Declension

Declension of नाल
	Singular	Plural
Direct	नाल (nāl)	नाल (nāl)
Oblique	नाल (nāl)	नालों (nālõ)
Vocative	नाल (nāl)	नालो (nālo)