हल

See also: हेलि, हौले, हेलो, and होली

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦəl/, [ɦɐl]
• Rhymes: -əl

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀮 (hala), from Sanskrit हल (halá).

Noun

हल • (hal) m (Urdu spelling ہل)

1. plough, plow

   Synonyms: नांगल (nāṅgal), लांगल (lāṅgal)

   खेती हल के बिना कैसे हो सकती है?

   khetī hal ke binā kaise ho saktī hai?

   How can farming be done with the plough?

Declension

Declension of हल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हल hal	हल hal
oblique	हल hal	हलों halõ
vocative	हल hal	हलो halo

Derived terms

• हल चलाना (hal calānā, “to plough”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic حَلّ (ḥall).

Noun

हल • (hal) m (Urdu spelling حل)

1. solution, resolution

Declension

Declension of हल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हल hal	हल hal
oblique	हल hal	हलों halõ
vocative	हल hal	हलो halo

Derived terms

• हल करना (hal karnā, “to solve”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit हल (hala).

Noun

हल • (hal) ?

1. plough

Synonyms

• नांगर (nāṅgar)
• अऊत (aūt)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰHalás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰHalás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₁ol- (“pole, bar of wood”). Cognate with Old Armenian ձող (joł, “pole, bar”) and Lithuanian žúolis (“railroad tie”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

हल • (halá) stem, m

1. plough

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हल (hala)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हलः halaḥ	हलौ / हला¹ halau / halā¹	हलाः / हलासः¹ halāḥ / halāsaḥ¹
Vocative	हल hala	हलौ / हला¹ halau / halā¹	हलाः / हलासः¹ halāḥ / halāsaḥ¹
Accusative	हलम् halam	हलौ / हला¹ halau / halā¹	हलान् halān
Instrumental	हलेन halena	हलाभ्याम् halābhyām	हलैः / हलेभिः¹ halaiḥ / halebhiḥ¹
Dative	हलाय halāya	हलाभ्याम् halābhyām	हलेभ्यः halebhyaḥ
Ablative	हलात् halāt	हलाभ्याम् halābhyām	हलेभ्यः halebhyaḥ
Genitive	हलस्य halasya	हलयोः halayoḥ	हलानाम् halānām
Locative	हले hale	हलयोः halayoḥ	हलेषु haleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Assamese: হাল (hal)
• Bengali: হাল (hal)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਹਲ਼ (haḷ)
• Pali: hala
• Hindustani:

  Hindi: हल (hal)

  Urdu: ہل (hal)

• Marathi: हल (hal)
• Sindhi: هَرُ (haru)
• Sylheti: ꠀꠟ (ál)
• Tamil: அலம் (alam)
• → Old Javanese: hala (see there for further descendants)
• → Telugu: హలము (halamu)