அல்
Appearance
Tamil
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- அல்லு (allu)
Etymology
[edit]From the negative base அல்- (al-, “to be not present, to not exist, void, empty”) as opposed to பகல் (pakal, “daytime, day”), compare இல்- (il-). Cognate with Malayalam അൽ (al).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]அல் • (al)
Declension
[edit]- Since this word is a symbolic representation of night, plural declension is not present, as opposed to இரவு (iravu).
l-stem declension of அல் (al) (singular only) | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | அல் al |
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Vocative | அல்லே allē |
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Accusative | அல்லை allai |
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Dative | அல்லுக்கு allukku |
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Genitive | அல்லுடைய alluṭaiya |
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | அல் al |
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Vocative | அல்லே allē |
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Accusative | அல்லை allai |
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Dative | அல்லுக்கு allukku |
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Benefactive | அல்லுக்காக allukkāka |
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Genitive 1 | அல்லுடைய alluṭaiya |
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Genitive 2 | அல்லின் alliṉ |
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Locative 1 | அல்லில் allil |
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Locative 2 | அல்லிடம் alliṭam |
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Sociative 1 | அல்லோடு allōṭu |
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Sociative 2 | அல்லுடன் alluṭaṉ |
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Instrumental | அல்லால் allāl |
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Ablative | அல்லிலிருந்து alliliruntu |
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Derived terms
[edit]- அல்லோன் (allōṉ, “moon”)
References
[edit]- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “அல்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]