چنگال

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See also: چنكال

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Etymology

Bailey derives from Proto-Iranian *čak- (“be pointed, horned”). Compare Persian چندر, Persian چغندر

Noun

چنگال (lave)

  1. beet

Persian

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Etymology

Compare چنگ (čang).

چنگال (čangâl)

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? čangāl
Dari reading? čangāl
Iranian reading? čangâl
Tajik reading? čangol
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

چنگال • (čangâl) (plural چنگال‌ها (čangâl-hâ))

  1. fork
  2. hook
  3. claw, talon
    • c. 1260, Rumi, “3:3984”, in The Masnavi:
      گربه مرگست و مرض چنگال او، می‌زند بر مرغ و پر و بال او.
      gorbe marg-ast o maraz čangâl-e u, mi-zanad bar morğ o par o bâl-e u.
      the cat is death and disease is its claws; it strikes the bird, and its feathers and wings.

Inflection

    Enclitic-attached forms of چنگال (čangâl) (Iranian Persian)
    Basic forms of چنگال (čangâl)
singular plural
bare چنگال
(čangâl) 		چنگال‌ها
(čangâl-hấ)
چنگالا △
(čangâlấ)
definitive direct object چنگال را
(čangâl râ)
چنگال رو △
(čangâlo) 		چنگال‌ها را
(čangâl-hấ râ)
چنگالا رو △
(čangâlấ ro)
ezâfe چنگال
(čangâl-e) 		چنگال‌های
(čangâl-hấ-ye)
چنگالای △
(čangâlấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite 		چنگالی
(čangâl-i) 		چنگال‌هایی
(čangâlấn-i, čangâl-hấ-i)
چنگالایی △
(čangâlấi)
△ Colloquial.
    Possessive forms of چنگال (čangâl)
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”) 		چنگالم
(čangâlam) 		چنگال‌هایم
(čangâl-hấyam)
چنگال‌هام، چنگالام △
(čangâlấm)
2nd person singular
(“your”) 		چنگالت
(čangâlat)
△
(čangâlet) 		چنگال‌هایت
(čangâl-hấyat)
چنگال‌هات، چنگالات △
(čangâlất)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”) 		چنگالش
(čangâlaš)
△
(čangâleš) 		چنگال‌هایش
(čangâl-hấyaš)
چنگال‌هاش، چنگالاش △
(čangâlấš)
1st plural
(“our”) 		چنگالمان
(čangâlemân)
چنگالمون △
(čangâlemun) 		چنگال‌هایمان
(čangâl-hấyemân)
چنگال‌هامون، چنگالامون △
(čangâlấmun)
2nd plural
(“your”) 		چنگالتان
(čangâletân)
چنگالتون △
(čangâletun) 		چنگال‌هایتان
(čangâl-hấyetân)
چنگال‌هاتون، چنگالاتون △
(čangâlấtun)
3rd plural
(“their”) 		چنگالشان
(čangâlešân)
چنگالشون △
(čangâlešun) 		چنگال‌هایشان
(čangâl-hấyešân)
چنگال‌هاشون، چنگالاشون △
(čangâlấšun)
△ Colloquial.

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چنگال (čangāl).

Pronunciation

Noun

چَن٘گال • (caṅgāl) m (Hindi spelling चंगाल)

  1. claw (of a hunting animal); talon (of a bird)
    Synonym: پَنجا (pañjā)

Declension

Declension of چنگال
singular plural
direct چَن٘گال (caṅgāl) چَن٘گال (caṅgāl)
oblique چَن٘گال (caṅgāl) چَن٘گالوں (caṅgālō̃)
vocative چَن٘گال (caṅgāl) چَن٘گالو (caṅgālō)

Further reading

  • “چنگال”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “چَن٘گال”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “چنگل”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “چنگال”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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