हल

See also: हेलि, हौले, हेलो, and होली

Hindi

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₁ol-

Sanskrit हल (hala)

Prakrit 𑀳𑀮 (hala)

Hindi हल (hal)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀮 (hala), from Sanskrit हल (hala), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₁ol-.

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

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₁ol-

Sanskrit हल (hala)

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): /ɦɐ.l̪ɐ/

Noun

हल • (halá) stem, m

1. plough

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हलः (halaḥ)	हलौ (halau) हला¹ (halā¹)	हलाः (halāḥ) हलासः¹ (halāsaḥ¹)
accusative	हलम् (halam)	हलौ (halau) हला¹ (halā¹)	हलान् (halān)
instrumental	हलेन (halena)	हलाभ्याम् (halābhyām)	हलैः (halaiḥ) हलेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	हल (hala)	हलौ (halau) हला¹ (halā¹)	हलाः (halāḥ) हलासः¹ (halāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kalasha: haw
• Pali: hala
• Prakrit: 𑀳𑀮 (hala) (see there for further descendants)
• → Old Javanese: hala (see there for further descendants)
• → Tamil: அலம் (alam)
• → Telugu: హలము (halamu)