ভাল

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See also: ভালো

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese ভাল (bhalo), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮 (bhalla), from Sanskrit ভল্ল (bhalla, “auspicious”). Cognate with Kamta ভাল (bhal), Sylheti ꠜꠣꠟꠣ (bála), Bengali ভাল (bhalo), Hindustani بھلا / भला (bhalā).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /bʱal/

Adjective

ভাল • (bhal)

  1. good

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

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

Bengali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮 (bhalla), from Sanskrit भल्ल (bhalla, “happy, fortunate, auspicious”), from earlier *भद्ल (*bhadlá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰadrás ~ *bʰadlás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰn̥d-lós, from *bʰend- (“to be happy”). Doublet of ভদ্র (bhodro), ভাদ্র (bhadro), and ভন্দিষ্ঠ (bhondiśṭho).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʱalo/, ,
  • IPA(key): /bʱal/, (sometimes, when followed by another lateral consonant)
  • Rhymes: -alo
  • Hyphenation: ভা‧ল

Noun

ভাল • (bhalo)

  1. good, goodness
    Antonym: মন্দ (mondo)
    সুখে থেক, ভাল থেক, মনে রেখ এই আমারে।
    śukhe theko, bhalo theko, mone rekho ei amare.
    Stay happy, stay well, and remember me.
    (literally, “Stay in happiness, stay in goodness, and keep me in your mind.”)
Inflection
Inflection of ভাল
nominative ভাল
bhalo
objective ভাল / ভালকে
bhalo (semantically general or indefinite) / bhaloke (semantically definite)
genitive ভালর
bhalor
locative ভালতে / ভালয়
bhalote / bhaloẏ
Indefinite forms
nominative ভাল
bhalo
objective ভাল / ভালকে
bhalo (semantically general or indefinite) / bhaloke (semantically definite)
genitive ভালর
bhalor
locative ভালতে / ভালয়
bhalote / bhaloẏ
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative ভালটি , ভালটা
bhaloṭi, bhaloṭa 		ভালগুলি, ভালগুলা, ভালগুলো
bhaloguli, bhalogula, bhalogulō
objective ভালটি, ভালটা
bhaloṭi, bhaloṭa 		ভালগুলি, ভালগুলা, ভালগুলো
bhaloguli, bhalogula, bhalogulō
genitive ভালটির, ভালটার
bhaloṭir, bhaloṭar 		ভালগুলির, ভালগুলার, ভালগুলোর
bhalogulir, bhalogular, bhalogulōr
locative ভালটিতে, ভালটাতে, ভালটায়
bhaloṭite, bhaloṭate, bhaloṭaẏ 		ভালগুলিতে, ভালগুলাতে, ভালগুলায়, ভালগুলোতে
bhalogulite, bhalogulate, bhalogulaẏ, bhalogulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Adjective

ভাল • (bhalo) (comparative আরও ভাল, superlative সবচেয়ে ভাল)

  1. good
    Antonyms: খারাপ (kharap), বাজে (baje), মন্দ (mondo)
    এই খাবারটা খুব ভাল।
    ei khabarṭa khub bhalō.
    This food is very good.

Adverb

ভাল • (bhalo)

  1. well
    Antonyms: খারাপ (kharap), বাজে (baje)
    আমি ভাল বাংলা বলতে পারি না।
    ami bhalō baṅla bolote pari na.
    I can't speak Bengali well.

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भाल (bhāla).

Pronunciation

Noun

ভাল • (bhal)

  1. forehead, brow
    Synonyms: কপাল (kopal), ললাট (lolaṭ)
  2. (figuratively) destiny, fate
    Synonyms: কপাল (kopal), ললাট (lolaṭ), ভাগ্য (bhaggo), নিয়তি (niẏoti)
    হাসি-কান্না, হীরা-পান্না দোলে ভালে।
    haśi-kanna, hira-panna dōle bhale.
    Laughter and lament, and diamonds and emeralds sway in the game of fate.
    –Rabindranath Tagore

Early Assamese

Etymology

From Magadhi Prakrit 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮 (bhalla), from Sanskrit ভল্ল (bhalla, “auspicious”).

Adjective

ভাল (bhalo)

  1. good, well
    প্ৰথমতে ভৰতক ভেটিবাক যাওঁ ।
    ভাল মতে তান চিত্ত জিজ্ঞাসিয়া চাওঁ ॥
    prothomote bhorotoko bheṭibako jaö̐ ,
    bhalo mote tano citto jijñasiya caö̐ .
    At first I go to obstruct Bharata,
    then I ask about the tune and mind properly.

Descendants

  • Assamese: ভাল (bhal)
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