Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.lɑː/, [äː.läː]

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian اعلی (a'lā), from Arabic أَعْلَى (ʔaʕlā), elative degree of عَالٍ (ʕālin) and عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

Adjective

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आला (ālā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اعلی)

  1. supreme, chief, head
    Synonyms: उत्तम (uttam), श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭh)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Ultimately from Arabic آلَة (ʔāla).

Noun

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आला (ālām (Urdu spelling آلہ)

  1. tool, implement

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Sanskrit आर्द्र (ārdra)? Compare Pali alla (moist, wet; fresh).

Adjective

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आला (ālā) (Urdu spelling آلا) (regional)

  1. wet, saturated (esp. with rain)
  2. fresh, green
Declension
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Etymology 4

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From Sanskrit आलय (ālaya).

Noun

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आला (ālām (Urdu spelling آلا)

  1. niche in a wall or pillar

Etymology 5

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Noun

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आला (ālām (Urdu spelling آلا)

  1. hollow for water around the foot of a tree

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Marathi

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Verb

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आला (ālām

  1. third-person masculine singular of आले (āle, came), which is the perfective of येणे (yeṇe, to come)