अलि

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अलि (ali).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.liː/, [ɐ.liː]

Noun

अलि • (ali) m (Urdu spelling ال)

  1. a large black bee, the bumblebee
  2. a crow
  3. the Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
  4. a scorpion
  5. spirituous liquor

Declension

References

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अलीक (alīká).

Pronunciation

Adjective

अलि • (ali)

  1. a little

Adverb

अलि • (ali)

  1. somewhat, rather

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

See अलिन् (alin). The "liquor" sense may be from Munda; c.f. Proto-Munda *v₁₅li (liquor).

Pronunciation

Noun

अलि • (ali) stem, m

  1. a large black bee, the bumble bee
  2. a crow
  3. the Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
  4. a scorpion
  5. spirituous liquor
  6. an enemy

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of अलि (ali)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अलिः
aliḥ
अली
alī
अलयः
alayaḥ
Vocative अले
ale
अली
alī
अलयः
alayaḥ
Accusative अलिम्
alim
अली
alī
अलीन्
alīn
Instrumental अलिना / अल्या¹
alinā / alyā¹
अलिभ्याम्
alibhyām
अलिभिः
alibhiḥ
Dative अलये
alaye
अलिभ्याम्
alibhyām
अलिभ्यः
alibhyaḥ
Ablative अलेः / अल्यः¹
aleḥ / alyaḥ¹
अलिभ्याम्
alibhyām
अलिभ्यः
alibhyaḥ
Genitive अलेः / अल्यः¹
aleḥ / alyaḥ¹
अल्योः
alyoḥ
अलीनाम्
alīnām
Locative अलौ / अला¹
alau / alā¹
अल्योः
alyoḥ
अलिषु
aliṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

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