बल
Appearance
See also: बळ
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala). Cognate with Marathi बळ (baḷ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]बल • (bal) m (Urdu spelling بل)
Declension
[edit]Declension of बल (masc cons-stem)
References
[edit]- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Anagrams
[edit]- लब (lab)
Marathi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala). Doublet of बळ (baḷ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]बल • (bal) n
Declension
[edit]Declension of बल (neut cons-stem) | |||
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direct singular |
बल bal | ||
direct plural |
बले, बलं bale, bala | ||
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
nominative प्रथमा |
बल bal |
बले, बलं bale, bala | |
oblique सामान्यरूप |
बला balā |
बलां- balān- | |
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
बलाला balālā |
बलांना balānnā | |
ergative | बलाने, बलानं balāne, balāna |
बलांनी balānnī | |
instrumental | बलाशी balāśī |
बलांशी balānśī | |
locative सप्तमी |
बलात balāt |
बलांत balāt | |
vocative संबोधन |
बला balā |
बलांनो balānno | |
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. |
Genitive declension of बल (neut cons-stem) | ||||||||
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masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
बलाचा balāċā |
बलाचे balāċe |
बलाची balācī |
बलाच्या balācā |
बलाचे, बलाचं balāċe, balāċa |
बलाची balācī |
बलाच्या balācā | |
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
बलांचा balānċā |
बलांचे balānċe |
बलांची balāñcī |
बलांच्या balāncā |
बलांचे, बलांचं balānċe, balānċa |
बलांची balāñcī |
बलांच्या balāñcā | |
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. |
Old Gujarati
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala).
Noun
[edit]बल • (bala) n
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
Noun
[edit]बल n
- Devanagari script form of bala (“strength”)
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "बल" (neuter)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | बलं (balaṃ) | बलानि (balāni) |
Accusative (second) | बलं (balaṃ) | बलानि (balāni) |
Instrumental (third) | बलेन (balena) | बलेहि (balehi) or बलेभि (balebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | बलस्स (balassa) or बलाय (balāya) or बलत्थं (balatthaṃ) | बलानं (balānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | बलस्मा (balasmā) or बलम्हा (balamhā) or बला (balā) | बलेहि (balehi) or बलेभि (balebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | बलस्स (balassa) | बलानं (balānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | बलस्मिं (balasmiṃ) or बलम्हि (balamhi) or बले (bale) | बलेसु (balesu) |
Vocative (calling) | बल (bala) | बलानि (balāni) |
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- বল (Assamese script)
- ᬩᬮ (Balinese script)
- বল (Bengali script)
- 𑰤𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀩𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- ဗလ (Burmese script)
- બલ (Gujarati script)
- ਬਲ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌬𑌲 (Grantha script)
- ꦧꦭ (Javanese script)
- 𑂥𑂪 (Kaithi script)
- ಬಲ (Kannada script)
- ពល (Khmer script)
- ພລ (Lao script)
- ബല (Malayalam script)
- ᠪᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘤𑘩 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧄𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐧𑐮 (Newa script)
- ବଲ (Odia script)
- ꢨꢭ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆧𑆬 (Sharada script)
- 𑖤𑖩 (Siddham script)
- බල (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩲𑩽 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚠𑚥 (Takri script)
- ப³ல (Tamil script)
- బల (Telugu script)
- พล (Thai script)
- བ་ལ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒥𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨠𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bálas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bálas, from Proto-Indo-European *bel- (“power, strength”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βελτίων (beltíōn), Latin dē-bilis, Old Church Slavonic бол҄ии (bolʹii).
Noun
[edit]बल • (bálá) stem, n
- power, strength, might, vigour, force, validity
- force or power of articulation
- force considered as a sixth organ of action
- force personified as one of the विश्वेदेवाः (viśvedevāḥ)
- power of, expertness in (+locative)
- stoutness, bulkiness
- (in the plural, feminine) military force, troops, an army
- shape
- body
- penis
- gum
- blood
- young shoot
- bone
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | बलम् (balam) | बले (bale) | बलानि (balāni) बला¹ (balā¹) |
vocative | बल (bala) | बले (bale) | बलानि (balāni) बला¹ (balā¹) |
accusative | बलम् (balam) | बले (bale) | बलानि (balāni) बला¹ (balā¹) |
instrumental | बलेन (balena) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलैः (balaiḥ) बलेभिः¹ (balebhiḥ¹) |
dative | बलाय (balāya) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलेभ्यः (balebhyaḥ) |
ablative | बलात् (balāt) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलेभ्यः (balebhyaḥ) |
genitive | बलस्य (balasya) | बलयोः (balayoḥ) | बलानाम् (balānām) |
locative | बले (bale) | बलयोः (balayoḥ) | बलेषु (baleṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
[edit]- Helu Prakrit:
- Sinhalese: බලය (balaya)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑀮 (bala)
- Marathi: बळ (baḷ)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Punjabi: ਬਲ (bala)
- Pali: bala
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀩𑀮 (bala)
- → Indonesian: bala
- → Irula: பல (pala)
- → Kannada: ಬಲ (bala)
- → Old Javanese: bala
- → Tamil: பலம் (palam)
- → Telugu: బలము (balamu)
- → Thai: พล (pon), พละ (pá-lá)
Adjective
[edit]बल • (balá) stem
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | बलः (balaḥ) | बलौ (balau) बला¹ (balā¹) |
बलाः (balāḥ) बलासः¹ (balāsaḥ¹) |
vocative | बल (bala) | बलौ (balau) बला¹ (balā¹) |
बलाः (balāḥ) बलासः¹ (balāsaḥ¹) |
accusative | बलम् (balam) | बलौ (balau) बला¹ (balā¹) |
बलान् (balān) |
instrumental | बलेन (balena) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलैः (balaiḥ) बलेभिः¹ (balebhiḥ¹) |
dative | बलाय (balāya) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलेभ्यः (balebhyaḥ) |
ablative | बलात् (balāt) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलेभ्यः (balebhyaḥ) |
genitive | बलस्य (balasya) | बलयोः (balayoḥ) | बलानाम् (balānām) |
locative | बले (bale) | बलयोः (balayoḥ) | बलेषु (baleṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | बला (balā) | बले (bale) | बलाः (balāḥ) |
vocative | बले (bale) | बले (bale) | बलाः (balāḥ) |
accusative | बलाम् (balām) | बले (bale) | बलाः (balāḥ) |
instrumental | बलया (balayā) बला¹ (balā¹) |
बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलाभिः (balābhiḥ) |
dative | बलायै (balāyai) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलाभ्यः (balābhyaḥ) |
ablative | बलायाः (balāyāḥ) बलायै² (balāyai²) |
बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलाभ्यः (balābhyaḥ) |
genitive | बलायाः (balāyāḥ) बलायै² (balāyai²) |
बलयोः (balayoḥ) | बलानाम् (balānām) |
locative | बलायाम् (balāyām) | बलयोः (balayoḥ) | बलासु (balāsu) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | बलम् (balam) | बले (bale) | बलानि (balāni) बला¹ (balā¹) |
vocative | बल (bala) | बले (bale) | बलानि (balāni) बला¹ (balā¹) |
accusative | बलम् (balam) | बले (bale) | बलानि (balāni) बला¹ (balā¹) |
instrumental | बलेन (balena) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलैः (balaiḥ) बलेभिः¹ (balebhiḥ¹) |
dative | बलाय (balāya) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलेभ्यः (balebhyaḥ) |
ablative | बलात् (balāt) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलेभ्यः (balebhyaḥ) |
genitive | बलस्य (balasya) | बलयोः (balayoḥ) | बलानाम् (balānām) |
locative | बले (bale) | बलयोः (balayoḥ) | बलेषु (baleṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
[edit]बल • (bála) stem, m
- crow
- Crateva adansonii, ( <= Crataeva roxburghii)
- half-ripe barley
- name of a demon conquered by Indra
- name of an elder brother of Krishna
- name of a son of Varuna and brother of Sura
- name of an attendant on स्कन्द (skanda)
- name of a son of अङ्गिरस् (aṅgiras)
- name of a son of परिक्षित् (parikṣit)
- name of a son of परिजात्र (parijātra)
- name of a son of Krishna
- name of a lexicographer (also written वल (vala))
- name of a horse of the Moon
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | बलः (balaḥ) | बलौ (balau) बला¹ (balā¹) |
बलाः (balāḥ) बलासः¹ (balāsaḥ¹) |
vocative | बल (bala) | बलौ (balau) बला¹ (balā¹) |
बलाः (balāḥ) बलासः¹ (balāsaḥ¹) |
accusative | बलम् (balam) | बलौ (balau) बला¹ (balā¹) |
बलान् (balān) |
instrumental | बलेन (balena) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलैः (balaiḥ) बलेभिः¹ (balebhiḥ¹) |
dative | बलाय (balāya) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलेभ्यः (balebhyaḥ) |
ablative | बलात् (balāt) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलेभ्यः (balebhyaḥ) |
genitive | बलस्य (balasya) | बलयोः (balayoḥ) | बलानाम् (balānām) |
locative | बले (bale) | बलयोः (balayoḥ) | बलेषु (baleṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Etymology 2
[edit]Variant of वल (valá).
Noun
[edit]बल • (balá) stem, n
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | बलम् (balam) | बले (bale) | बलानि (balāni) बला¹ (balā¹) |
vocative | बल (bala) | बले (bale) | बलानि (balāni) बला¹ (balā¹) |
accusative | बलम् (balam) | बले (bale) | बलानि (balāni) बला¹ (balā¹) |
instrumental | बलेन (balena) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलैः (balaiḥ) बलेभिः¹ (balebhiḥ¹) |
dative | बलाय (balāya) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलेभ्यः (balebhyaḥ) |
ablative | बलात् (balāt) | बलाभ्याम् (balābhyām) | बलेभ्यः (balebhyaḥ) |
genitive | बलस्य (balasya) | बलयोः (balayoḥ) | बलानाम् (balānām) |
locative | बले (bale) | बलयोः (balayoḥ) | बलेषु (baleṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Synonyms
[edit]- वल (valá)
Categories:
- Hindi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Hindi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Hindi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Hindi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
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- Hindi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
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- Rhymes:Hindi/əl
- Rhymes:Hindi/əl/1 syllable
- Hindi lemmas
- Hindi nouns
- Hindi masculine nouns
- Hindi terms with usage examples
- Hindi masculine consonant-stem nouns
- Marathi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Marathi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
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- Marathi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Marathi terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Marathi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Marathi doublets
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- Marathi lemmas
- Marathi nouns
- Marathi nouns in Devanagari script
- Marathi neuter nouns
- mr:Physics
- Marathi nouns with declension
- Marathi neuter consonant-stem nouns
- Old Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Old Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Old Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Sanskrit terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bel-
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
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