அல்
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Tamil[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- அல்லு (allu)
Etymology[edit]
From the negative base அல்- (al-, “to be not present, to not exist, void, empty”) as opposed to பகல் (pakal, “daytime, day”), compare இல்- (il-). Cognate with Malayalam അൽ (al).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
அல் • (al)
Declension[edit]
- Since this word is a symbolic representation of night, plural declension is not present, as opposed to இரவு (iravu).
| l-stem declension of அல் (al) (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | அல் al |
- |
| Vocative | அல்லே allē |
- |
| Accusative | அல்லை allai |
- |
| Dative | அல்லுக்கு allukku |
- |
| Genitive | அல்லுடைய alluṭaiya |
- |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | அல் al |
- |
| Vocative | அல்லே allē |
- |
| Accusative | அல்லை allai |
- |
| Dative | அல்லுக்கு allukku |
- |
| Benefactive | அல்லுக்காக allukkāka |
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| Genitive 1 | அல்லுடைய alluṭaiya |
- |
| Genitive 2 | அல்லின் alliṉ |
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| Locative 1 | அல்லில் allil |
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| Locative 2 | அல்லிடம் alliṭam |
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| Sociative 1 | அல்லோடு allōṭu |
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| Sociative 2 | அல்லுடன் alluṭaṉ |
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| Instrumental | அல்லால் allāl |
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| Ablative | அல்லிலிருந்து alliliruntu |
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Derived terms[edit]
- அல்லோன் (allōṉ, “moon”)
References[edit]
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “அல்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]