इलाज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian علاج ('ilāj), from Arabic عِلَاج (ʕilāj).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɪ.lɑːd͡ʒ/, [ɪ.läːd͡ʒ]
• Hyphenation: इ‧लाज
• Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒ

Noun

इलाज • (ilāj) m (Urdu spelling عِلَاج)

1. (medicine) treatment

   वह इलाज कराने अस्पताल गया

   vah ilāj karāne aspatāl gayā

   He went to the hospital for treatment.

2. cure, remedy

   उसकी हकलाहट का इलाज हो सकता है

   uskī haklāhaṭ kā ilāj ho saktā hai

   There could be a cure for his/her stammering.

Declension

Declension of इलाज (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	इलाज ilāj	इलाज ilāj
oblique	इलाज ilāj	इलाजों ilājõ
vocative	इलाज ilāj	इलाजो ilājo

Synonyms

• चिकित्सा (cikitsā)

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “इलाज”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “इलाज”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian علاج ('ilāj), from Arabic عِلَاج (ʕilāj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.lad͡z/
• Hyphenation: इ‧लाज़
• Rhymes: -ad͡z

Noun

इलाज़ • (ilāj̈) m

1. remedy, cure

   Synonyms: उपचार (upcār), उपाय (upāy)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “इलाज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 11
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “इलाज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 82
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “इलाज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 321.