अलि
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अलि (ali).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
अलि • (ali) m (Urdu spelling ال)
- a large black bee, the bumblebee
- a crow
- the Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
- a scorpion
- spirituous liquor
Declension edit
Declension of अलि (masc i-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अलि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “अलि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अलि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Nepali edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit अलीक (alīká).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
अलि • (ali)
Adverb edit
अलि • (ali)
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- অলি (Assamese script)
- ᬅᬮᬶ (Balinese script)
- অলি (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰩𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀮𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- အလိ (Burmese script)
- અલિ (Gujarati script)
- ਅਲਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌅𑌲𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦭꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂃𑂪𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಅಲಿ (Kannada script)
- អលិ (Khmer script)
- ອລິ (Lao script)
- അലി (Malayalam script)
- ᠠᠯᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘀𑘩𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠠᠯᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦠𑧉𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐮𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଅଲି (Odia script)
- ꢂꢭꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆬𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖩𑖰 (Siddham script)
- අලි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩽𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚀𑚥𑚮 (Takri script)
- அலி (Tamil script)
- అలి (Telugu script)
- อลิ (Thai script)
- ཨ་ལི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒪𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨬𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
See अलिन् (alin). The "liquor" sense may be from Munda; c.f. Proto-Munda *v₁₅li (“liquor”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
अलि • (ali) stem, m
- a large black bee, the bumble bee
- a crow
- the Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
- a scorpion
- spirituous liquor
- an enemy
Declension edit
| Masculine i-stem declension of अलि (ali) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | अलिः aliḥ |
अली alī |
अलयः alayaḥ |
| Vocative | अले ale |
अली alī |
अलयः alayaḥ |
| Accusative | अलिम् alim |
अली alī |
अलीन् alīn |
| Instrumental | अलिना / अल्या¹ alinā / alyā¹ |
अलिभ्याम् alibhyām |
अलिभिः alibhiḥ |
| Dative | अलये alaye |
अलिभ्याम् alibhyām |
अलिभ्यः alibhyaḥ |
| Ablative | अलेः / अल्यः¹ aleḥ / alyaḥ¹ |
अलिभ्याम् alibhyām |
अलिभ्यः alibhyaḥ |
| Genitive | अलेः / अल्यः¹ aleḥ / alyaḥ¹ |
अल्योः alyoḥ |
अलीनाम् alīnām |
| Locative | अलौ / अला¹ alau / alā¹ |
अल्योः alyoḥ |
अलिषु aliṣu |
| Notes |
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References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “अलि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 95.