Urdu edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Verb edit

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 ڈالناmār ḍālnāto kill (in cold blood)