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 Braj दारि (dāri), 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): /d̪ɑː.l̪ɐ/

Noun

दाल • (dāla) stem, m

1. a kind of honey produced from petals

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दाल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दालः (dālaḥ)	दालौ (dālau) दाला¹ (dālā¹)	दालाः (dālāḥ) दालासः¹ (dālāsaḥ¹)
accusative	दालम् (dālam)	दालौ (dālau) दाला¹ (dālā¹)	दालान् (dālān)
instrumental	दालेन (dālena)	दालाभ्याम् (dālābhyām)	दालैः (dālaiḥ) दालेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	दाल (dāla)	दालौ (dālau) दाला¹ (dālā¹)	दालाः (dālāḥ) दालासः¹ (dālāsaḥ¹)

• 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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दालम् (dālam)	दाले (dāle)	दालानि (dālāni) दाला¹ (dālā¹)
accusative	दालम् (dālam)	दाले (dāle)	दालानि (dālāni) दाला¹ (dālā¹)
instrumental	दालेन (dālena)	दालाभ्याम् (dālābhyām)	दालैः (dālaiḥ) दालेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	दाल (dāla)	दाले (dāle)	दालानि (dālāni) दाला¹ (dālā¹)

• 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