Inherited from Sanskrit वाल (vāla). Although both Pali and documented Sanskrit have a by-form with initial b- (bāla and बाल (bāla)), the by-forms need not be a common inheritance.
vāla m
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vālo | vālā |
| Accusative (second) | vālaṃ | vāle |
| Instrumental (third) | vālena | vālehi or vālebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vālassa or vālāya or vālatthaṃ | vālānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vālasmā or vālamhā or vālā | vālehi or vālebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vālassa | vālānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vālasmiṃ or vālamhi or vāle | vālesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vāla | vālā |
Apparently inherited from Sanskrit व्याल (vyāla). However, both these forms look like Prakritisations of vāḷa (“a type of savage animal”) and its apparent source Sanskrit व्याड (vyāḍa), so relationships may be more complex.
vāla
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vālo | vālā |
| Accusative (second) | vālaṃ | vāle |
| Instrumental (third) | vālena | vālehi or vālebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vālassa or vālāya or vālatthaṃ | vālānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vālasmā or vālamhā or vālā | vālehi or vālebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vālassa | vālānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vālasmiṃ or vālamhi or vāle | vālesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vāla | vālā |
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vālaṃ | vālāni |
| Accusative (second) | vālaṃ | vālāni |
| Instrumental (third) | vālena | vālehi or vālebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vālassa or vālāya or vālatthaṃ | vālānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vālasmā or vālamhā or vālā | vālehi or vālebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vālassa | vālānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vālasmiṃ or vālamhi or vāle | vālesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vāla | vālāni |