ढलना

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Hindi

Etymology

Hindi verb set
ढलना (ḍhalnā)
ढालना (ḍhālnā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀠𑀮𑀤𑀺 (ḍhaladi), perhaps from Sanskrit ध्वरति (dhvarati).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɖʱəl.nɑː/,
  • Rhymes: -əl.nɑː
  • Hyphenation: ढल‧ना

Verb

ढलना (ḍhalnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling ڈھلنا)

  1. to run down, pour out; flow; descend
  2. to tilt, lean
  3. to draw to a close, to set (especially of the sun or day)
    Antonym: चढ़ना (caṛhnā)
    • Munir Niazi, आ गई याद शाम ढलते ही :
      आ गई याद शाम ढलते ही
      बुझ गया दिल चराग़ जलते ही
      ā gaī yād śām ḍhalte
      bujh gayā dil carāġ jalte hī
      it was remembered only as the evening ended
      the heart was extinguished only as the lamp was lit

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍhalati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press