ढलना

Hindi

FWOTD – 8 December 2022

Etymology

Hindi verb set
ढलना (ḍhalnā)
ढालना (ḍhālnā)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀠𑀮𑀇 (ḍhalaï),[1] possibly from Sanskrit ध्वर॑ति (dhvárati), from ध्वृ (dhvṛ), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwerh₁-.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɖʱəl.nɑː/, [ɖʱɐl.näː]
    • Rhymes: -əl.nɑː
    • Hyphenation: ढल‧ना

    Verb

    ढलना • (ḍhalnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling ڈھلنا)

    1. to run down, pour out; flow; descend
    2. to tilt, lean
    3. to draw to a close, to set (especially of the sun or day)
      Antonym: चढ़ना (caṛhnā)
      • Munir Niazi, आ गई याद शाम ढलते ही:
        आ गई याद शाम ढलते ही
        बुझ गया दिल चराग़ जलते ही
        ā gaī yād śām ḍhalte
        bujh gayā dil carāġ jalte hī
        it was remembered only as the evening ended
        the heart was extinguished only as the lamp was lit

    Conjugation

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ḍhalati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press