मलिन

See also: मालिन, मालिनी, मालिन्, मलिनी, and मलिना

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मलिन (malina).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.lɪn/, [mɐ.lɪ̃n]

Adjective

मलिन • (malin) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مَلِن)

1. dirty, filthy, foul, impure, soiled, unclean
2. tarnished, stained, sullied, tainted, rusty, polluted, depraved, sinful, bad, vile, vicious
3. black, dark, obscure, obscured, beclouded
4. dull, dim

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “मलिन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মলিন (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬮᬶᬦ (Balinese script)
• মলিন (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰩𑰰𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• မလိန (Burmese script)
• મલિન (Gujarati script)
• ਮਲਿਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌲𑌿𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦭꦶꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂪𑂱𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಲಿನ (Kannada script)
• មលិន (Khmer script)
• ມລິນ (Lao script)
• മലിന (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᠯᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘩𑘱𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠯᠢᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧉𑧒𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐮𑐶𑐣 (Newa script)
• ମଲିନ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢭꢶꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆬𑆴𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖩𑖰𑖡 (Siddham script)
• මලින (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩽𑩑𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚥𑚮𑚝 (Takri script)
• மலிந (Tamil script)
• మలిన (Telugu script)
• มลิน (Thai script)
• མ་ལི་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒪𑒱𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨬𑨁𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From मल (mála, “dirt”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.li.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.l̪i.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

मलिन • (malina) stem

1. dirty, filthy, impure, soiled, tarnished
2. of a dark colour, gray, dark gray, black

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मलिन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मलिनः (malinaḥ)	मलिनौ (malinau) मलिना¹ (malinā¹)	मलिनाः (malināḥ) मलिनासः¹ (malināsaḥ¹)
vocative	मलिन (malina)	मलिनौ (malinau) मलिना¹ (malinā¹)	मलिनाः (malināḥ) मलिनासः¹ (malināsaḥ¹)
accusative	मलिनम् (malinam)	मलिनौ (malinau) मलिना¹ (malinā¹)	मलिनान् (malinān)
instrumental	मलिनेन (malinena)	मलिनाभ्याम् (malinābhyām)	मलिनैः (malinaiḥ) मलिनेभिः¹ (malinebhiḥ¹)
dative	मलिनाय (malināya)	मलिनाभ्याम् (malinābhyām)	मलिनेभ्यः (malinebhyaḥ)
ablative	मलिनात् (malināt)	मलिनाभ्याम् (malinābhyām)	मलिनेभ्यः (malinebhyaḥ)
genitive	मलिनस्य (malinasya)	मलिनयोः (malinayoḥ)	मलिनानाम् (malinānām)
locative	मलिने (maline)	मलिनयोः (malinayoḥ)	मलिनेषु (malineṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of मलिना

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मलिना (malinā)	मलिने (maline)	मलिनाः (malināḥ)
vocative	मलिने (maline)	मलिने (maline)	मलिनाः (malināḥ)
accusative	मलिनाम् (malinām)	मलिने (maline)	मलिनाः (malināḥ)
instrumental	मलिनया (malinayā) मलिना¹ (malinā¹)	मलिनाभ्याम् (malinābhyām)	मलिनाभिः (malinābhiḥ)
dative	मलिनायै (malināyai)	मलिनाभ्याम् (malinābhyām)	मलिनाभ्यः (malinābhyaḥ)
ablative	मलिनायाः (malināyāḥ) मलिनायै² (malināyai²)	मलिनाभ्याम् (malinābhyām)	मलिनाभ्यः (malinābhyaḥ)
genitive	मलिनायाः (malināyāḥ) मलिनायै² (malināyai²)	मलिनयोः (malinayoḥ)	मलिनानाम् (malinānām)
locative	मलिनायाम् (malināyām)	मलिनयोः (malinayoḥ)	मलिनासु (malināsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मलिन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मलिनम् (malinam)	मलिने (maline)	मलिनानि (malināni) मलिना¹ (malinā¹)
vocative	मलिन (malina)	मलिने (maline)	मलिनानि (malināni) मलिना¹ (malinā¹)
accusative	मलिनम् (malinam)	मलिने (maline)	मलिनानि (malināni) मलिना¹ (malinā¹)
instrumental	मलिनेन (malinena)	मलिनाभ्याम् (malinābhyām)	मलिनैः (malinaiḥ) मलिनेभिः¹ (malinebhiḥ¹)
dative	मलिनाय (malināya)	मलिनाभ्याम् (malinābhyām)	मलिनेभ्यः (malinebhyaḥ)
ablative	मलिनात् (malināt)	मलिनाभ्याम् (malinābhyām)	मलिनेभ्यः (malinebhyaḥ)
genitive	मलिनस्य (malinasya)	मलिनयोः (malinayoḥ)	मलिनानाम् (malinānām)
locative	मलिने (maline)	मलिनयोः (malinayoḥ)	मलिनेषु (malineṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

मलिन • (malina) stem, m

1. a religious mendicant wearing dirty clothes
2. name of a son of taṃsu

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मलिन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मलिनः (malinaḥ)	मलिनौ (malinau) मलिना¹ (malinā¹)	मलिनाः (malināḥ) मलिनासः¹ (malināsaḥ¹)
vocative	मलिन (malina)	मलिनौ (malinau) मलिना¹ (malinā¹)	मलिनाः (malināḥ) मलिनासः¹ (malināsaḥ¹)
accusative	मलिनम् (malinam)	मलिनौ (malinau) मलिना¹ (malinā¹)	मलिनान् (malinān)
instrumental	मलिनेन (malinena)	मलिनाभ्याम् (malinābhyām)	मलिनैः (malinaiḥ) मलिनेभिः¹ (malinebhiḥ¹)
dative	मलिनाय (malināya)	मलिनाभ्याम् (malinābhyām)	मलिनेभ्यः (malinebhyaḥ)
ablative	मलिनात् (malināt)	मलिनाभ्याम् (malinābhyām)	मलिनेभ्यः (malinebhyaḥ)
genitive	मलिनस्य (malinasya)	मलिनयोः (malinayoḥ)	मलिनानाम् (malinānām)
locative	मलिने (maline)	मलिनयोः (malinayoḥ)	मलिनेषु (malineṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

मलिन • (malina) stem, n

1. a vile or bad action
2. buttermilk
3. water
4. borax

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मलिन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मलिनम् (malinam)	मलिने (maline)	मलिनानि (malināni) मलिना¹ (malinā¹)
vocative	मलिन (malina)	मलिने (maline)	मलिनानि (malināni) मलिना¹ (malinā¹)
accusative	मलिनम् (malinam)	मलिने (maline)	मलिनानि (malināni) मलिना¹ (malinā¹)
instrumental	मलिनेन (malinena)	मलिनाभ्याम् (malinābhyām)	मलिनैः (malinaiḥ) मलिनेभिः¹ (malinebhiḥ¹)
dative	मलिनाय (malināya)	मलिनाभ्याम् (malinābhyām)	मलिनेभ्यः (malinebhyaḥ)
ablative	मलिनात् (malināt)	मलिनाभ्याम् (malinābhyām)	मलिनेभ्यः (malinebhyaḥ)
genitive	मलिनस्य (malinasya)	मलिनयोः (malinayoḥ)	मलिनानाम् (malinānām)
locative	मलिने (maline)	मलिनयोः (malinayoḥ)	मलिनेषु (malineṣu)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मलिन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 792.