مَالِ • (māli)
Probably a univerbation of مَا (mā, “what”) + ل (l-, “to; belonging to”), as in مَا لِي (mā lī, “what belongs to me”). The root م و ل (m-w-l) then developed denominally. While this may seem like popular etymology, similar univerbations do exist in Arabic; compare particularly the dialectal verb جَاب (jāb). Compare also Classical Syriac ܡܵܠܵܐ (mālā, “property, wealth”).
مَال • (māl) m (plural أَمْوَال (ʔamwāl))
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَال māl |
الْمَال al-māl |
مَال māl |
Nominative | مَالٌ mālun |
الْمَالُ al-mālu |
مَالُ mālu |
Accusative | مَالًا mālan |
الْمَالَ al-māla |
مَالَ māla |
Genitive | مَالٍ mālin |
الْمَالِ al-māli |
مَالِ māli |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | مَالَيْن mālayn |
الْمَالَيْن al-mālayn |
مَالَيْ mālay |
Nominative | مَالَانِ mālāni |
الْمَالَانِ al-mālāni |
مَالَا mālā |
Accusative | مَالَيْنِ mālayni |
الْمَالَيْنِ al-mālayni |
مَالَيْ mālay |
Genitive | مَالَيْنِ mālayni |
الْمَالَيْنِ al-mālayni |
مَالَيْ mālay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَمْوَال ʔamwāl |
الْأَمْوَال al-ʔamwāl |
أَمْوَال ʔamwāl |
Nominative | أَمْوَالٌ ʔamwālun |
الْأَمْوَالُ al-ʔamwālu |
أَمْوَالُ ʔamwālu |
Accusative | أَمْوَالًا ʔamwālan |
الْأَمْوَالَ al-ʔamwāla |
أَمْوَالَ ʔamwāla |
Genitive | أَمْوَالٍ ʔamwālin |
الْأَمْوَالِ al-ʔamwāli |
أَمْوَالِ ʔamwāli |
Root |
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م ي ل (m-y-l) |
مَالَ • (māla) I, non-past يَمِيلُ (yamīlu)
verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر |
mayl or mayalān or maylūla or tamyāl or mamāl or mamīl | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
māʔil | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
mamīl | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | miltu |
milta |
مَالَ māla |
miltumā |
mālā |
milnā |
miltum |
mālū | |||
f | milti |
mālat |
mālatā |
miltunna |
milna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔamīlu |
tamīlu |
yamīlu |
tamīlāni |
yamīlāni |
namīlu |
tamīlūna |
yamīlūna | |||
f | tamīlīna |
tamīlu |
tamīlāni |
tamilna |
yamilna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔamīla |
tamīla |
yamīla |
tamīlā |
yamīlā |
namīla |
tamīlū |
yamīlū | |||
f | tamīlī |
tamīla |
tamīlā |
tamilna |
yamilna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔamil |
tamil |
yamil |
tamīlā |
yamīlā |
namil |
tamīlū |
yamīlū | |||
f | tamīlī |
tamil |
tamīlā |
tamilna |
yamilna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | mil |
mīlā |
mīlū |
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f | mīlī |
milna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | — | — | mīla |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | — | — | yumālu |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | — | — | yumāla |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | — | — | yumal |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — |
مَالَ • (māla) I, non-past يَمِيلُ (yamīlu)
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
muyūl | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
māʔil | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
mamīl | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | miltu |
milta |
مَالَ māla |
miltumā |
mālā |
milnā |
miltum |
mālū | |||
f | milti |
mālat |
mālatā |
miltunna |
milna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔamīlu |
tamīlu |
yamīlu |
tamīlāni |
yamīlāni |
namīlu |
tamīlūna |
yamīlūna | |||
f | tamīlīna |
tamīlu |
tamīlāni |
tamilna |
yamilna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔamīla |
tamīla |
yamīla |
tamīlā |
yamīlā |
namīla |
tamīlū |
yamīlū | |||
f | tamīlī |
tamīla |
tamīlā |
tamilna |
yamilna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔamil |
tamil |
yamil |
tamīlā |
yamīlā |
namil |
tamīlū |
yamīlū | |||
f | tamīlī |
tamil |
tamīlā |
tamilna |
yamilna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | mil |
mīlā |
mīlū |
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f | mīlī |
milna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | miltu |
milta |
mīla |
miltumā |
mīlā |
milnā |
miltum |
mīlū | |||
f | milti |
mīlat |
mīlatā |
miltunna |
milna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔumālu |
tumālu |
yumālu |
tumālāni |
yumālāni |
numālu |
tumālūna |
yumālūna | |||
f | tumālīna |
tumālu |
tumālāni |
tumalna |
yumalna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔumāla |
tumāla |
yumāla |
tumālā |
yumālā |
numāla |
tumālū |
yumālū | |||
f | tumālī |
tumāla |
tumālā |
tumalna |
yumalna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔumal |
tumal |
yumal |
tumālā |
yumālā |
numal |
tumālū |
yumālū | |||
f | tumālī |
tumal |
tumālā |
tumalna |
yumalna |
مال • (māl)
Related to Persian ماندن (mândan, “to stay, remain”).
مال (mal)
From Arabic مَال (māl). The pronominal use is also found in Iraqi Arabic, hence it may have entered Persian through dialectal Arabic or it may be a Persian influence on the former.
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | māl |
Dari reading? | māl |
Iranian reading? | mâl |
Tajik reading? | mol |
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مال • (mâl) (plural اموال (amvâl) or مالها (mâl-hâ))
This noun forms the Persian equivalent to English possessive pronouns and constructions. For example, "mine" is مال من (mâl-e man) and "yours" is مال تو (mâl-e to). However, the sense is broader than the English equivalents: مال ایران (mâl-e irân) means not only "something belonging to Iran" but also "something from Iran" or even "something pertaining to Iran".
In the literary language only, the pronoun آن (ân, “that”) can be used for similar purposes: آن من (ân-e man, “mine”), آن تو (ân-e to, “yours”).
مال • (mâl)
From ما (mā, “what”) + لـ (la-, “to”).
مال • (māl)
Inflected forms of مال | |||||
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Base form | مال (māl) | ||||
Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||
1st person | مالي (māli) | مالنا (mālna) | |||
2nd person | مالك (mālak) | مالك (mālek) | مالكم (mālkom) | ||
3rd person | ماله (mālo) | مالها (mālha) | مالهم (mālhom) |
Borrowed from Classical Persian مال (māl), from Arabic مَال (māl).
مال • (māl) m (Hindi spelling माल)
مال • (māl) m (Hindi spelling माल)
From Sanskrit माल्य (mālya) or माला (mālā).