शाल

See also: शाला, शील, शिला, शूल्, शीला, शूल, and -शाली

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːl/, [ʃäːl]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit शाल (śāla).

Noun

शाल • (śāl) m (Urdu spelling شَال)

1. sal tree (Shorea robusta)
2. banded snakehead (Channa striata, syn. Ophiocephalus wrahl)

Declension

Declension of शाल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शाल śāl	शाल śāl
oblique	शाल śāl	शालों śālõ
vocative	शाल śāl	शालो śālo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian شال (šāl). Doublet of साड़ी (sāṛī). Compare Bengali শাল (śal), Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਲ (śāl) / شال (śāl), Gujarati શાલ (śāl), Marathi शाल (śāl), Kannada ಶಾಲು (śālu), Telugu శాలువ (śāluva).

Noun

शाल • (śāl) f (Urdu spelling شَال)

1. shawl, scarf
2. veil

Declension

Declension of शाल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शाल śāl	शालें śālẽ
oblique	शाल śāl	शालों śālõ
vocative	शाल śāl	शालो śālo

Descendants

• → French: châle
  • → Catalan: xal
  • → Franco-Provençal: ch·âle
  • → Italian: scialle
    • → Greek: σάλι (sáli)
  • → Polish: szal
  • → Spanish: chal

Further reading

• Platts, John T. (1884) “शाल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Kashmiri

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaːl/

Noun

शाल • (śāl) m (Perso-Arabic شال)

1. jackal

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شال (šāl). Doublet of साडी (sāḍī). Compare Gujarati શાલ (śāl), Hindustani شَال (śāl) / शाल (śāl), Kannada ಶಾಲು (śālu), Telugu శాలువ (śāluva), Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਲ (śāl) / شال (śāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕal/

Noun

शाल • (śāl) m

1. shawl, scarf

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शाल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शाल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “शाल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শাল (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬵᬮ (Balinese script)
• শাল (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰯𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• ၐာလ (Burmese script)
• શાલ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਾਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌾𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦴꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂰𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ಶಾಲ (Kannada script)
• ឝាល (Khmer script)
• ຨາລ (Lao script)
• ശാല (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘰𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧑𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐵𑐮 (Newa script)
• ଶାଲ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢵꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆳𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖯𑖩 (Siddham script)
• ශාල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩛𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚭𑚥 (Takri script)
• ஶால (Tamil script)
• శాల (Telugu script)
• ศาล (Thai script)
• ཤཱ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒰𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨊𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑː.lɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɑː.l̪ɐ/

Adjective

शाल • (śālá) stem

1. being in a house

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शाल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शालः (śāláḥ)	शालौ (śālaú) शाला¹ (śālā́¹)	शालाः (śālā́ḥ) शालासः¹ (śālā́saḥ¹)
accusative	शालम् (śālám)	शालौ (śālaú) शाला¹ (śālā́¹)	शालान् (śālā́n)
instrumental	शालेन (śāléna)	शालाभ्याम् (śālā́bhyām)	शालैः (śālaíḥ) शालेभिः¹ (śālébhiḥ¹)
dative	शालाय (śālā́ya)	शालाभ्याम् (śālā́bhyām)	शालेभ्यः (śālébhyaḥ)
ablative	शालात् (śālā́t)	शालाभ्याम् (śālā́bhyām)	शालेभ्यः (śālébhyaḥ)
genitive	शालस्य (śālásya)	शालयोः (śāláyoḥ)	शालानाम् (śālā́nām)
locative	शाले (śālé)	शालयोः (śāláyoḥ)	शालेषु (śāléṣu)
vocative	शाल (śā́la)	शालौ (śā́lau) शाला¹ (śā́lā¹)	शालाः (śā́lāḥ) शालासः¹ (śā́lāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of शाला

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शाला (śālā́)	शाले (śālé)	शालाः (śālā́ḥ)
accusative	शालाम् (śālā́m)	शाले (śālé)	शालाः (śālā́ḥ)
instrumental	शालया (śāláyā) शाला¹ (śālā́¹)	शालाभ्याम् (śālā́bhyām)	शालाभिः (śālā́bhiḥ)
dative	शालायै (śālā́yai)	शालाभ्याम् (śālā́bhyām)	शालाभ्यः (śālā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	शालायाः (śālā́yāḥ) शालायै² (śālā́yai²)	शालाभ्याम् (śālā́bhyām)	शालाभ्यः (śālā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	शालायाः (śālā́yāḥ) शालायै² (śālā́yai²)	शालयोः (śāláyoḥ)	शालानाम् (śālā́nām)
locative	शालायाम् (śālā́yām)	शालयोः (śāláyoḥ)	शालासु (śālā́su)
vocative	शाले (śā́le)	शाले (śā́le)	शालाः (śā́lāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शाल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शालम् (śālám)	शाले (śālé)	शालानि (śālā́ni) शाला¹ (śālā́¹)
accusative	शालम् (śālám)	शाले (śālé)	शालानि (śālā́ni) शाला¹ (śālā́¹)
instrumental	शालेन (śāléna)	शालाभ्याम् (śālā́bhyām)	शालैः (śālaíḥ) शालेभिः¹ (śālébhiḥ¹)
dative	शालाय (śālā́ya)	शालाभ्याम् (śālā́bhyām)	शालेभ्यः (śālébhyaḥ)
ablative	शालात् (śālā́t)	शालाभ्याम् (śālā́bhyām)	शालेभ्यः (śālébhyaḥ)
genitive	शालस्य (śālásya)	शालयोः (śāláyoḥ)	शालानाम् (śālā́nām)
locative	शाले (śālé)	शालयोः (śāláyoḥ)	शालेषु (śāléṣu)
vocative	शाल (śā́la)	शाले (śā́le)	शालानि (śā́lāni) शाला¹ (śā́lā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

शाल • (śālá) stem, m

1. Shorea robusta or the sāla tree
2. a kind of fish (Channa striata, syn. Ophiocephalus wrahl)
3. any tree

   Synonyms: वृक्ष (vṛkṣa), तरु (taru)

4. an enclosure, court, fence, rampart, wall
5. Artocarpus lacucha

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शाल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शालः (śāláḥ)	शालौ (śālaú) शाला¹ (śālā́¹)	शालाः (śālā́ḥ) शालासः¹ (śālā́saḥ¹)
accusative	शालम् (śālám)	शालौ (śālaú) शाला¹ (śālā́¹)	शालान् (śālā́n)
instrumental	शालेन (śāléna)	शालाभ्याम् (śālā́bhyām)	शालैः (śālaíḥ) शालेभिः¹ (śālébhiḥ¹)
dative	शालाय (śālā́ya)	शालाभ्याम् (śālā́bhyām)	शालेभ्यः (śālébhyaḥ)
ablative	शालात् (śālā́t)	शालाभ्याम् (śālā́bhyām)	शालेभ्यः (śālébhyaḥ)
genitive	शालस्य (śālásya)	शालयोः (śāláyoḥ)	शालानाम् (śālā́nām)
locative	शाले (śālé)	शालयोः (śāláyoḥ)	शालेषु (śāléṣu)
vocative	शाल (śā́la)	शालौ (śā́lau) शाला¹ (śā́lā¹)	शालाः (śā́lāḥ) शालासः¹ (śā́lāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शाल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1067.