आलय

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH

Sanskrit आ (ā)

Sanskrit आ- (ā-)

Sanskrit लय॑ते (láyate)

Sanskrit आलय (ālaya)lbor.

Hindi आलय

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आलय (ālaya).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ləj/, [äː.lɐj]

Noun

आलय • (ālay) m (Urdu spelling آلے) (formal)

place, home

Declension

Declension of *आलय* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	आलय ālay	आलय ālay
oblique	आलय ālay	आलयों ālayõ
vocative	आलय ālay	आलयो ālayo

Derived terms

कार्यालय (kāryālay)
ग्रन्थालय (granthālay)
चिकित्सालय (cikitsālay)
दुग्धालय (dugdhālay)
न्यायालय (nyāyālay)
पुस्तकालय (pustakālay)
भोजनालय (bhojnālay)
मंत्रालय (mantrālay)
महाविद्यालय (mahāvidyālay)
रुग्णालय (rugṇālay)
वस्त्रालय (vastrālay)
विद्यालय (vidyālay)
शौचालय (śaucālay)
संग्रहालय (saṅgrahālay)
हिमालय (himālay)

Marathi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH

Sanskrit आ (ā)

Sanskrit आ- (ā-)

Sanskrit लय॑ते (láyate)

Sanskrit आलय (ālaya)lbor.

Marathi आलय

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आलय (ālaya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ləj/
Hyphenation: आ‧लय
Rhymes: -əj

Noun

आलय • (ālay) n (higher register)

home, dwelling, abode
Synonyms: घर (ghar), गृह (gŕh), निवास (nivās), आवास (āvās)

Declension

Declension of आलय (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	आलय ālay
direct plural	आलये, आलयं ālye, ālya
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	आलय ālay	आलये, आलयं ālye, ālya
oblique सामान्यरूप	आलया ālyā	आलयां- ālyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	आलयाला ālyālā	आलयांना ālyānnā
ergative	आलयाने, आलयानं ālyāne, ālyāna	आलयांनी ālyānnī
instrumental	आलयाशी ālyāśī	आलयांशी ālyānśī
locative सप्तमी	आलयात ālyāt	आलयांत ālyāt
vocative संबोधन	आलया ālyā	आलयांनो ālyānno
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 आलय (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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	आलयाचा ālyāċā	आलयाचे ālyāċe	आलयाची ālyācī	आलयाच्या ālyācā	आलयाचे, आलयाचं ālyāċe, ālyāċa	आलयाची ālyācī	आलयाच्या ālyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	आलयांचा ālyānċā	आलयांचे ālyānċe	आलयांची ālyāñcī	आलयांच्या ālyāncā	आलयांचे, आलयांचं ālyānċe, ālyānċa	आलयांची ālyāñcī	आलयांच्या ālyāñcā
^* 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.

References

दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “आलय”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “आलय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

আলয় (Assamese script)
ᬆᬮᬬ (Balinese script)
আলয় (Bengali script)
𑰁𑰩𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀆𑀮𑀬 (Brahmi script)
အာလယ (Burmese script)
આલય (Gujarati script)
ਆਲਯ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌆𑌲𑌯 (Grantha script)
ꦄꦴꦭꦪ (Javanese script)
𑂄𑂪𑂨 (Kaithi script)
ಆಲಯ (Kannada script)
អាលយ (Khmer script)
ອາລຍ (Lao script)
ആലയ (Malayalam script)
ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘁𑘩𑘧 (Modi script)
ᠠᢗᠯᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦡𑧉𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
𑐁𑐮𑐫 (Newa script)
ଆଲଯ (Odia script)
ꢃꢭꢫ (Saurashtra script)
𑆄𑆬𑆪 (Sharada script)
𑖁𑖩𑖧 (Siddham script)
ආලය (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩛𑩽𑩻 (Soyombo script)
𑚁𑚥𑚣 (Takri script)
ஆலய (Tamil script)
ఆలయ (Telugu script)
อาลย (Thai script)
ཨཱ་ལ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
𑒂𑒪𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨊𑨬𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH

Sanskrit आ (ā)

Sanskrit आ- (ā-)

Sanskrit लय॑ते (láyate)

Sanskrit आलय

From आ- (ā-) +‎ लयते (layate, “stays, sticks”), the latter component from the root ली (lī, “to cling, adhere to”), from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”), related to लिनाति (lināti, “stays, sticks, adheres to”) and cognate with Proto-Germanic *slīmą (whence English slime).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.lɐ.jɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.l̪ɐ.jɐ/

Noun

आ-लय • (ā-laya) stem, m or n

house, dwelling
हिमालय (himālaya "abode of snow", from hima "snow" + ālaya)
receptacle, asylum

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आलय
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आलयः (ālayaḥ)	आलयौ (ālayau) आलया¹ (ālayā¹)	आलयाः (ālayāḥ) आलयासः¹ (ālayāsaḥ¹)
accusative	आलयम् (ālayam)	आलयौ (ālayau) आलया¹ (ālayā¹)	आलयान् (ālayān)
instrumental	आलयेन (ālayena)	आलयाभ्याम् (ālayābhyām)	आलयैः (ālayaiḥ) आलयेभिः¹ (ālayebhiḥ¹)
dative	आलयाय (ālayāya)	आलयाभ्याम् (ālayābhyām)	आलयेभ्यः (ālayebhyaḥ)
ablative	आलयात् (ālayāt)	आलयाभ्याम् (ālayābhyām)	आलयेभ्यः (ālayebhyaḥ)
genitive	आलयस्य (ālayasya)	आलययोः (ālayayoḥ)	आलयानाम् (ālayānām)
locative	आलये (ālaye)	आलययोः (ālayayoḥ)	आलयेषु (ālayeṣu)
vocative	आलय (ālaya)	आलयौ (ālayau) आलया¹ (ālayā¹)	आलयाः (ālayāḥ) आलयासः¹ (ālayāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of आलय
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आलयम् (ālayam)	आलये (ālaye)	आलयानि (ālayāni) आलया¹ (ālayā¹)
accusative	आलयम् (ālayam)	आलये (ālaye)	आलयानि (ālayāni) आलया¹ (ālayā¹)
instrumental	आलयेन (ālayena)	आलयाभ्याम् (ālayābhyām)	आलयैः (ālayaiḥ) आलयेभिः¹ (ālayebhiḥ¹)
dative	आलयाय (ālayāya)	आलयाभ्याम् (ālayābhyām)	आलयेभ्यः (ālayebhyaḥ)
ablative	आलयात् (ālayāt)	आलयाभ्याम् (ālayābhyām)	आलयेभ्यः (ālayebhyaḥ)
genitive	आलयस्य (ālayasya)	आलययोः (ālayayoḥ)	आलयानाम् (ālayānām)
locative	आलये (ālaye)	आलययोः (ālayayoḥ)	आलयेषु (ālayeṣu)
vocative	आलय (ālaya)	आलये (ālaye)	आलयानि (ālayāni) आलया¹ (ālayā¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Magadhi Prakrit:
- Bengali: -অল (-ol)
→ Kannada: ಆಲಯ (ālaya)
→ Tamil: ஆலயம் (ālayam)
→ Telugu: ఆలయము (ālayamu)
→ Thai: อาลัย (aa-lai)
→ Hindi: आलय (ālay) (learned)
→ Marathi: आलय (ālay) (learned)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “आलय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0153.
“आलय”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.