सरल
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit सरल (sarala).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
सरल • (saral) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سرل)
- easy
- simple, straightforward
- हिंदी भाषा का व्याकरण सरल है।
- hindī bhāṣā kā vyākraṇ saral hai.
- The grammar of Hindi is simple.
- straight
- Synonym: सीधा (sīdhā)
- रेत में उसने एक सरल रेखा बनाई।
- ret mẽ usne ek saral rekhā banāī.
- He made a straight line in the sand.
Derived terms edit
- सरलता (saraltā, “simplicity”)
- सरलतापूर्वक (saraltāpūrvak)
- सरलीकरण (sarlīkraṇ, “simplification”)
- सरल भाषा (saral bhāṣā, “plain language”)
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सरल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सरल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “सरल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit edit
Etymology edit
Probably from सृ (sṛ, “to run, go towards”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
सरल • (sarala) stem
- running on, straight (not crooked)
- outstretched
- right, correct
- upright, sincere, candid, honest, artless, simple
- real (not "sham")
- Synonym of विगीत (vigīta) L.
Declension edit
| Masculine a-stem declension of सरल (sarala) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | सरलः saralaḥ |
सरलौ / सरला¹ saralau / saralā¹ |
सरलाः / सरलासः¹ saralāḥ / saralāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | सरल sarala |
सरलौ / सरला¹ saralau / saralā¹ |
सरलाः / सरलासः¹ saralāḥ / saralāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | सरलम् saralam |
सरलौ / सरला¹ saralau / saralā¹ |
सरलान् saralān |
| Instrumental | सरलेन saralena |
सरलाभ्याम् saralābhyām |
सरलैः / सरलेभिः¹ saralaiḥ / saralebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | सरलाय saralāya |
सरलाभ्याम् saralābhyām |
सरलेभ्यः saralebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | सरलात् saralāt |
सरलाभ्याम् saralābhyām |
सरलेभ्यः saralebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | सरलस्य saralasya |
सरलयोः saralayoḥ |
सरलानाम् saralānām |
| Locative | सरले sarale |
सरलयोः saralayoḥ |
सरलेषु saraleṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Feminine ā-stem declension of सरला (saralā) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | सरला saralā |
सरले sarale |
सरलाः saralāḥ |
| Vocative | सरले sarale |
सरले sarale |
सरलाः saralāḥ |
| Accusative | सरलाम् saralām |
सरले sarale |
सरलाः saralāḥ |
| Instrumental | सरलया / सरला¹ saralayā / saralā¹ |
सरलाभ्याम् saralābhyām |
सरलाभिः saralābhiḥ |
| Dative | सरलायै saralāyai |
सरलाभ्याम् saralābhyām |
सरलाभ्यः saralābhyaḥ |
| Ablative | सरलायाः / सरलायै² saralāyāḥ / saralāyai² |
सरलाभ्याम् saralābhyām |
सरलाभ्यः saralābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | सरलायाः / सरलायै² saralāyāḥ / saralāyai² |
सरलयोः saralayoḥ |
सरलानाम् saralānām |
| Locative | सरलायाम् saralāyām |
सरलयोः saralayoḥ |
सरलासु saralāsu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Neuter a-stem declension of सरल (sarala) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | सरलम् saralam |
सरले sarale |
सरलानि / सरला¹ saralāni / saralā¹ |
| Vocative | सरल sarala |
सरले sarale |
सरलानि / सरला¹ saralāni / saralā¹ |
| Accusative | सरलम् saralam |
सरले sarale |
सरलानि / सरला¹ saralāni / saralā¹ |
| Instrumental | सरलेन saralena |
सरलाभ्याम् saralābhyām |
सरलैः / सरलेभिः¹ saralaiḥ / saralebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | सरलाय saralāya |
सरलाभ्याम् saralābhyām |
सरलेभ्यः saralebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | सरलात् saralāt |
सरलाभ्याम् saralābhyām |
सरलेभ्यः saralebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | सरलस्य saralasya |
सरलयोः saralayoḥ |
सरलानाम् saralānām |
| Locative | सरले sarale |
सरलयोः saralayoḥ |
सरलेषु saraleṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
Noun edit
सरल • (sarala) stem, m
- a species of pine tree, Pinus roxburghii
- a kind of bird, the grey peacock-pheasant (Pavo bicalcaratus L., now Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
- fire
- a Buddha
- turpeth (Operculina turpethum L.)
- name of a river
Noun edit
सरल • (sarala) stem, n
- resin of the pine
- a particular high number
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “सरल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1182, column 2.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 506
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 443