शैल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शैल (śaila).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃɛːl/

Adjective

शैल • (śail) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling شيل)

1. stony, rocky
2. mountainous

Noun

शैल • (śail) m (Urdu spelling شيل)

1. mountain
2. rock, crag

Declension

Declension of शैल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शैल śail	शैल śail
oblique	शैल śail	शैलों śailõ
vocative	शैल śail	शैलो śailo

Related terms

• शिला (śilā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শৈল (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬿᬮ (Balinese script)
• শৈল (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰹𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑁃𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• ၐဲလ (Burmese script)
• શૈલ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੈਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍈𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦻꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂶𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ಶೈಲ (Kannada script)
• ឝៃល (Khmer script)
• ໄຨລ (Lao script)
• ശൈല (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠠᡳᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘺𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠧᠧᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧛𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐿𑐮 (Newa script)
• ଶୈଲ (Odia script)
• ꢯꣀꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆽𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖹𑖩 (Siddham script)
• ශෛල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩗𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚳𑚥 (Takri script)
• ஶைல (Tamil script)
• శైల (Telugu script)
• ไศล (Thai script)
• ཤཻ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒻𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨇𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of शिला (śilā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑːj.lɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɑj.l̪ɐ/

Adjective

शैल • (śaila) stem

1. made of stone; stony

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शैल (śaila)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शैलः śailaḥ	शैलौ / शैला¹ śailau / śailā¹	शैलाः / शैलासः¹ śailāḥ / śailāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शैल śaila	शैलौ / शैला¹ śailau / śailā¹	शैलाः / शैलासः¹ śailāḥ / śailāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शैलम् śailam	शैलौ / शैला¹ śailau / śailā¹	शैलान् śailān
Instrumental	शैलेन śailena	शैलाभ्याम् śailābhyām	शैलैः / शैलेभिः¹ śailaiḥ / śailebhiḥ¹
Dative	शैलाय śailāya	शैलाभ्याम् śailābhyām	शैलेभ्यः śailebhyaḥ
Ablative	शैलात् śailāt	शैलाभ्याम् śailābhyām	शैलेभ्यः śailebhyaḥ
Genitive	शैलस्य śailasya	शैलयोः śailayoḥ	शैलानाम् śailānām
Locative	शैले śaile	शैलयोः śailayoḥ	शैलेषु śaileṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of शैली (śailī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शैली śailī	शैल्यौ / शैली¹ śailyau / śailī¹	शैल्यः / शैलीः¹ śailyaḥ / śailīḥ¹
Vocative	शैलि śaili	शैल्यौ / शैली¹ śailyau / śailī¹	शैल्यः / शैलीः¹ śailyaḥ / śailīḥ¹
Accusative	शैलीम् śailīm	शैल्यौ / शैली¹ śailyau / śailī¹	शैलीः śailīḥ
Instrumental	शैल्या śailyā	शैलीभ्याम् śailībhyām	शैलीभिः śailībhiḥ
Dative	शैल्यै śailyai	शैलीभ्याम् śailībhyām	शैलीभ्यः śailībhyaḥ
Ablative	शैल्याः / शैल्यै² śailyāḥ / śailyai²	शैलीभ्याम् śailībhyām	शैलीभ्यः śailībhyaḥ
Genitive	शैल्याः / शैल्यै² śailyāḥ / śailyai²	शैल्योः śailyoḥ	शैलीनाम् śailīnām
Locative	शैल्याम् śailyām	शैल्योः śailyoḥ	शैलीषु śailīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शैल (śaila)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शैलम् śailam	शैले śaile	शैलानि / शैला¹ śailāni / śailā¹
Vocative	शैल śaila	शैले śaile	शैलानि / शैला¹ śailāni / śailā¹
Accusative	शैलम् śailam	शैले śaile	शैलानि / शैला¹ śailāni / śailā¹
Instrumental	शैलेन śailena	शैलाभ्याम् śailābhyām	शैलैः / शैलेभिः¹ śailaiḥ / śailebhiḥ¹
Dative	शैलाय śailāya	शैलाभ्याम् śailābhyām	शैलेभ्यः śailebhyaḥ
Ablative	शैलात् śailāt	शैलाभ्याम् śailābhyām	शैलेभ्यः śailebhyaḥ
Genitive	शैलस्य śailasya	शैलयोः śailayoḥ	शैलानाम् śailānām
Locative	शैले śaile	शैलयोः śailayoḥ	शैलेषु śaileṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

शैल • (śaila) stem, m

1. rock
2. hill
3. mountain

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शैल (śaila)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शैलः śailaḥ	शैलौ / शैला¹ śailau / śailā¹	शैलाः / शैलासः¹ śailāḥ / śailāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शैल śaila	शैलौ / शैला¹ śailau / śailā¹	शैलाः / शैलासः¹ śailāḥ / śailāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शैलम् śailam	शैलौ / शैला¹ śailau / śailā¹	शैलान् śailān
Instrumental	शैलेन śailena	शैलाभ्याम् śailābhyām	शैलैः / शैलेभिः¹ śailaiḥ / śailebhiḥ¹
Dative	शैलाय śailāya	शैलाभ्याम् śailābhyām	शैलेभ्यः śailebhyaḥ
Ablative	शैलात् śailāt	शैलाभ्याम् śailābhyām	शैलेभ्यः śailebhyaḥ
Genitive	शैलस्य śailasya	शैलयोः śailayoḥ	शैलानाम् śailānām
Locative	शैले śaile	शैलयोः śailayoḥ	शैलेषु śaileṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शैल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1089/3.