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): /ˈmɐ.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 (malina)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मलिनः malinaḥ	मलिनौ / मलिना¹ malinau / malinā¹	मलिनाः / मलिनासः¹ malināḥ / malināsaḥ¹
Vocative	मलिन malina	मलिनौ / मलिना¹ malinau / malinā¹	मलिनाः / मलिनासः¹ malināḥ / malināsaḥ¹
Accusative	मलिनम् malinam	मलिनौ / मलिना¹ malinau / malinā¹	मलिनान् malinān
Instrumental	मलिनेन malinena	मलिनाभ्याम् malinābhyām	मलिनैः / मलिनेभिः¹ malinaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of मलिना (malinā)
	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 / मलिना¹ malinayā / malinā¹	मलिनाभ्याम् malinābhyām	मलिनाभिः malinābhiḥ
Dative	मलिनायै malināyai	मलिनाभ्याम् malinābhyām	मलिनाभ्यः malinābhyaḥ
Ablative	मलिनायाः / मलिनायै² malināyāḥ / malināyai²	मलिनाभ्याम् malinābhyām	मलिनाभ्यः malinābhyaḥ
Genitive	मलिनायाः / मलिनायै² malināyāḥ / malināyai²	मलिनयोः malinayoḥ	मलिनानाम् malinānām
Locative	मलिनायाम् malināyām	मलिनयोः malinayoḥ	मलिनासु malināsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मलिन (malina)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मलिनम् malinam	मलिने maline	मलिनानि / मलिना¹ malināni / malinā¹
Vocative	मलिन malina	मलिने maline	मलिनानि / मलिना¹ malināni / malinā¹
Accusative	मलिनम् malinam	मलिने maline	मलिनानि / मलिना¹ malināni / malinā¹
Instrumental	मलिनेन malinena	मलिनाभ्याम् malinābhyām	मलिनैः / मलिनेभिः¹ malinaiḥ / 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
Notes	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 (malina)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मलिनः malinaḥ	मलिनौ / मलिना¹ malinau / malinā¹	मलिनाः / मलिनासः¹ malināḥ / malināsaḥ¹
Vocative	मलिन malina	मलिनौ / मलिना¹ malinau / malinā¹	मलिनाः / मलिनासः¹ malināḥ / malināsaḥ¹
Accusative	मलिनम् malinam	मलिनौ / मलिना¹ malinau / malinā¹	मलिनान् malinān
Instrumental	मलिनेन malinena	मलिनाभ्याम् malinābhyām	मलिनैः / मलिनेभिः¹ malinaiḥ / 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
Notes	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 (malina)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मलिनम् malinam	मलिने maline	मलिनानि / मलिना¹ malināni / malinā¹
Vocative	मलिन malina	मलिने maline	मलिनानि / मलिना¹ malināni / malinā¹
Accusative	मलिनम् malinam	मलिने maline	मलिनानि / मलिना¹ malināni / malinā¹
Instrumental	मलिनेन malinena	मलिनाभ्याम् malinābhyām	मलिनैः / मलिनेभिः¹ malinaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

References

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