ڈالنا

Urdu

Etymology

Urdu verb set
ڈلنا
ڈالنا
ڈلوانا (ḍlvānā)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀸𑀮𑀢𑀺 (*ḍālati). Cognate with Marathi डाळणे (ḍāḷṇe, “to pile, stack”), Assamese ঢলা (dhola).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɖɑːl.nɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Verb

ڈالْنا • (ḍālnā) (transitive, Hindi spelling डालना)

1. to pour

   Synonym: انڈیلنا (ũḍelnā)

2. to put, place
3. to deliver

   آج صبح ڈاکیے نے ہمارے گھر ڈاک ڈالی

   āj subah ḍākiyah ne hamārā ghar ḍāk ḍālī

   The postman delivered the mail to our home today.

4. to coat, apply
5. to place
6. to record, note
7. an auxiliary verb: indicates speed or recklessness

   مار ڈالنا ― mār ḍālnā ― to kill (in cold blood)