हल

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See also: हेलि, हौले, हेलो, and होली

Hindi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀮 (hala), from Sanskrit हल (halá).

Noun

हल • (hal) m (Urdu spelling ہل)

  1. plough, plow
    Synonyms: नांगल (nāṅgal), लांगल (lāṅgal)
    खेती हल के बिना कैसे हो सकती है?
    khetī hal ke binā kaise ho saktī hai?
    How can farming be done with the plough?
Declension
Declension of हल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct हल
hal 		हल
hal
oblique हल
hal 		हलों
halõ
vocative हल
hal 		हलो
halo
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic حَلّ (ḥall).

Noun

हल • (hal) m (Urdu spelling حل)

  1. solution, resolution
Declension
Declension of हल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct हल
hal 		हल
hal
oblique हल
hal 		हलों
halõ
vocative हल
hal 		हलो
halo
Derived terms

References

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit हल (hala).

Noun

हल • (hal) ?

  1. plough

Synonyms

Sanskrit

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₁ol-
    Sanskrit हल (hala)

    From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰHalás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰHalás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₁ol- (“pole, bar of wood”). Cognate with Old Armenian ձող (joł, “pole, bar”) and Lithuanian žúolis (“railroad tie”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    हल • (halá) stem, m

    1. plough

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of हल (hala)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative हलः
    halaḥ     		हलौ / हला¹
    halau / halā¹     		हलाः / हलासः¹
    halāḥ / halāsaḥ¹
    Vocative हल
    hala     		हलौ / हला¹
    halau / halā¹     		हलाः / हलासः¹
    halāḥ / halāsaḥ¹
    Accusative हलम्
    halam     		हलौ / हला¹
    halau / halā¹     		हलान्
    halān
    Instrumental हलेन
    halena     		हलाभ्याम्
    halābhyām     		हलैः / हलेभिः¹
    halaiḥ / halebhiḥ¹
    Dative हलाय
    halāya     		हलाभ्याम्
    halābhyām     		हलेभ्यः
    halebhyaḥ
    Ablative हलात्
    halāt     		हलाभ्याम्
    halābhyām     		हलेभ्यः
    halebhyaḥ
    Genitive हलस्य
    halasya     		हलयोः
    halayoḥ     		हलानाम्
    halānām
    Locative हले
    hale     		हलयोः
    halayoḥ     		हलेषु
    haleṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

    Descendants

    • Dardic:
    • Pali: hala
    • Prakrit: 𑀳𑀮 (hala) (see there for further descendants)
    • → Old Javanese: hala (see there for further descendants)
    • → Tamil: அலம் (alam)
    • → Telugu: హలము (halamu)
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