निराला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀮𑀅 (ṇirālaa), from Sanskrit निरालय (nirālaya, “without a place”), from निर्- (nir-) +‎ आलय (ālaya).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.ɾɑː.lɑː/, [nɪ.ɾäː.läː]

Adjective

निराला • (nirālā) (Urdu spelling نرالا)

unique, strange, extraordinary
Synonyms: अनोखा (anokhā), अनूठा (anūṭhā)
separate, solitary
Synonyms: अलग (alag), एकांत (ekānt), अकेला (akelā)

Declension

Declension of *निराला* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	निराला nirālā	निराले nirāle	निराली nirālī	निराली nirālī
oblique	निराले nirāle	निराले nirāle	निराली nirālī	निराली nirālī
vocative	निराले nirāle	निराले nirāle	निराली nirālī	निराली nirālī

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “निराला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*nirālaya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press