बल

Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala). Cognate with Marathi बळ (baḷ).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bəl/, [bɐl]
• Rhymes: -əl

बल • (bal) m (Urdu spelling بل)

1. strength, force

   Synonyms: शक्ति (śakti), ज़ोर (zor), ताक़त (tāqat)

   एकता में बल है। ― ektā mẽ bal hai. ― There is strength in unity.

2. a military force, army
3. emphasis, stress

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

• लब (lab)

Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala). Doublet of बळ (baḷ).

• IPA^(key): /bəl/

बल • (bal) n

1. (physics) force

Declension of बल (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	बल bal
direct plural	बले, बलं bale, bala
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	बल bal		बले, बलं bale, bala
oblique सामान्यरूप	बला balā		बलां- balān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	बलाला balālā		बलांना balānnā
ergative	बलाने, बलानं balāne, balāna		बलांनी balānnī
instrumental	बलाशी balāśī		बलांशी balānśī
locative सप्तमी	बलात balāt		बलांत balāt
vocative संबोधन	बला balā		बलांनो balānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of बल (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	बलाचा balāċā	बलाचे balāċe	बलाची balācī	बलाच्या balācā	बलाचे, बलाचं balāċe, balāċa	बलाची balācī	बलाच्या balācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	बलांचा balānċā	बलांचे balānċe	बलांची balāñcī	बलांच्या balāncā	बलांचे, बलांचं balānċe, balānċa	बलांची balāñcī	बलांच्या balāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala).

बल • (bala) n

1. might, power

बल n

1. Devanagari script form of bala (“strength”)

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐ́.l̪ɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bɐ.l̪ɐ/

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bálas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bálas, from Proto-Indo-European *bel- (“power, strength”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βελτίων (beltíōn), Latin dē-bilis, Old Church Slavonic бол҄ии (bolʹii).

बल • (bálá) stem, n

1. power, strength, might, vigour, force, validity
2. force or power of articulation
3. force considered as a sixth organ of action
4. force personified as one of the विश्वेदेवाः (viśvedevāḥ)
5. power of, expertness in (+locative)
6. stoutness, bulkiness
7. (in the plural, feminine) military force, troops, an army
8. shape
9. body
10. penis
11. gum
12. blood
13. young shoot
14. bone

• Helu Prakrit:
  • Sinhalese: බලය (balaya)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑀮 (bala)
  • Marathi: बळ (baḷ)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਬਲ (bala)
• Pali: bala
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀩𑀮 (bala)
  • Gujarati: બળ (baḷ)
  • Hindi: बल (bal)
• → Indonesian: bala
• → Irula: பல (pala​)
• → Kannada: ಬಲ (bala)
• → Old Javanese: bala
  • > Javanese: ꦧꦭ (bala), ꦮꦭ (wala) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬩᬮ (bala)
• → Tamil: பலம் (palam)
• → Telugu: బలము (balamu)
• → Thai: พล (pon), พละ (pá-lá)

बल • (balá) stem

1. strong, robust

बल • (bála) stem, m

1. crow
2. Crateva adansonii, ( <= Crataeva roxburghii)
3. half-ripe barley
4. name of a demon conquered by Indra
5. name of an elder brother of Krishna
6. name of a son of Varuna and brother of Sura
7. name of an attendant on स्कन्द (skanda)
8. name of a son of अङ्गिरस् (aṅgiras)
9. name of a son of परिक्षित् (parikṣit)
10. name of a son of परिजात्र (parijātra)
11. name of a son of Krishna
12. name of a lexicographer (also written वल (vala))
13. name of a horse of the Moon

Variant of वल (valá).

बल • (balá) stem, n

1. cavern

• वल (valá)