அல்

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Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the negative base அல்- (al-, “to be not present, to not exist, void, empty”) as opposed to பகல் (pakal, “daytime, day”), compare இல்- (il-). Cognate with Malayalam അൽ (al).

Pronunciation

Noun

அல் • (al)

  1. night, nightfall
    Synonyms: இரா (irā), இரவு (iravu), இராத்திரி (irāttiri)
  2. darkness
    Synonyms: இருள் (iruḷ), அந்தகாரம் (antakāram)
  3. delusion, insanity
    Synonyms: மயக்கம் (mayakkam), பேதைமை (pētaimai), பைத்தியம் (paittiyam), பித்து (pittu)
  4. fear, terror
    Synonyms: அச்சம் (accam), பயம் (payam)

Declension

  • Since this word is a symbolic representation of night, plural declension is not present, as opposed to இரவு (iravu).
l-stem declension of அல் (al) (singular only)
Singular Plural
Nominative அல்
al 		-
Vocative அல்லே
allē 		-
Accusative அல்லை
allai 		-
Dative அல்லுக்கு
allukku 		-
Genitive அல்லுடைய
alluṭaiya 		-
Singular Plural
Nominative அல்
al 		-
Vocative அல்லே
allē 		-
Accusative அல்லை
allai 		-
Dative அல்லுக்கு
allukku 		-
Benefactive அல்லுக்காக
allukkāka 		-
Genitive 1 அல்லுடைய
alluṭaiya 		-
Genitive 2 அல்லின்
alliṉ 		-
Locative 1 அல்லில்
allil 		-
Locative 2 அல்லிடம்
alliṭam 		-
Sociative 1 அல்லோடு
allōṭu 		-
Sociative 2 அல்லுடன்
alluṭaṉ 		-
Instrumental அல்லால்
allāl 		-
Ablative அல்லிலிருந்து
alliliruntu 		-

Derived terms

References

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