बळ

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word बळ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word बळ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say बळ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word बळ you have here. The definition of the word बळ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofबळ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: बल, बाळ, and बीळ

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala), from Proto-Indo-European *bel- (“power, strength”). Cognate with Hindi बल (bal).

Pronunciation

Noun

बळ • (baḷ) n

  1. strength
    Synonyms: शक्ती (j̈or), जोर (jor), ताकद (tākad), त्राण (trāṇ)
    एकीचे बळ
    ekīċe baḷ
    The strength of unity

Declension

Declension of बळ (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular 		बळ
baḷ
direct
plural 		बळे, बळं
baḷe, baḷa
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		बळ
baḷ 		बळे, बळं
baḷe, baḷa
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		बळा
baḷā 		बळां-
baḷān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		बळाला
baḷālā 		बळांना
baḷānnā
ergative बळाने, बळानं
baḷāne, baḷāna 		बळांनी
baḷānnī
instrumental बळाशी
baḷāśī 		बळांशी
baḷānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		बळात
baḷāt 		बळांत
baḷāt
vocative
संबोधन 		बळा
baḷā 		बळांनो
baḷānno
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 बळ (neut cons-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 		बळाचा
baḷāċā 		बळाचे
baḷāċe 		बळाची
baḷācī 		बळाच्या
baḷācā 		बळाचे, बळाचं
baḷāċe, baḷāċa 		बळाची
baḷācī 		बळाच्या
baḷācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		बळांचा
baḷānċā 		बळांचे
baḷānċe 		बळांची
baḷāñcī 		बळांच्या
baḷāncā 		बळांचे, बळांचं
baḷānċe, baḷānċa 		बळांची
baḷāñcī 		बळांच्या
baḷāñcā
* 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.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “बळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “बळ”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia