हल्ला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀮𑁆𑀮- (*halla-, “attack; noise”). Compare Sanskrit कोलाहल (kolāhala).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦəl.lɑː/, [ɦɐl.läː]

Noun

हल्ला • (hallā) m

1. noise, tumult, uproar

   Synonym: कोलाहल (kolāhal)

   हल्ला करना/मचाना ― hallā karnā/macānā ― to make noise

   यह हल्ला करना बंद करो!

   yah hallā karnā band karo!

   Stop making all this noise!

2. a call to invade, warcry
3. (by extension) raid, attack

   Synonym: हमला (hamlā)

   हल्ला बोलना ― hallā bolnā ― to invade, raid

Declension

Declension of हल्ला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हल्ला hallā	हल्ले halle
oblique	हल्ले halle	हल्लों hallõ
vocative	हल्ले halle	हल्लो hallo

Derived terms

• हल्ला करना (hallā karnā)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हल्ला”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀮𑁆𑀮- (*halla-, “attack”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦəl.la/

Noun

हल्ला • (hallā) m

1. attack, incursion

   Synonyms: वार (vār), प्रहार (prahār), आक्रमण (ākramaṇ)

Declension

Declension of हल्ला (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	हल्ला hallā
direct plural	हल्ले halle
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	हल्ला hallā		हल्ले halle
oblique सामान्यरूप	हल्ल्या hallyā		हल्ल्यां- hallyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	हल्ल्याला hallyālā		हल्ल्यांना hallyānnā
ergative	हल्ल्याने, हल्ल्यानं hallyāne, hallyāna		हल्ल्यांनी hallyānnī
instrumental	हल्ल्याशी hallyāśī		हल्ल्यांशी hallyānśī
locative सप्तमी	हल्ल्यात hallyāt		हल्ल्यांत hallyāt
vocative संबोधन	हल्ल्या hallyā		हल्ल्यांनो hallyānno
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 हल्ला (masc ā-stem)
	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
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	हल्ल्याचा hallyāċā	हल्ल्याचे hallyāċe	हल्ल्याची hallyācī	हल्ल्याच्या hallyācā	हल्ल्याचे, हल्ल्याचं hallyāċe, hallyāċa	हल्ल्याची hallyācī	हल्ल्याच्या hallyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	हल्ल्यांचा hallyānċā	हल्ल्यांचे hallyānċe	हल्ल्यांची hallyāñcī	हल्ल्यांच्या hallyāncā	हल्ल्यांचे, हल्ल्यांचं hallyānċe, hallyānċa	हल्ल्यांची hallyāñcī	हल्ल्यांच्या hallyāñcā
* 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.

Derived terms

• हल्ला करणे (hallā karṇe)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “हल्ला”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies