दिल

See also: दाल and दल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian دل‎ (del), from Proto-Iranian *ĵŕ̥dayam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵʰŕ̥dayam. Compare Avestan 𐬰𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬛𐬁‎ (zərədā) and Sanskrit हृदय (hṛdaya).

Doublet of हृदय (hŕday).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d̪ɪl]

Noun

दिल • (dil) m (Urdu spelling دل‎)

  1. heart
  2. mind
  3. soul
  4. spirit, valor
  5. feelings, emotions

Synonyms

References

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दिल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “दिल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
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