असल

See also: अंसल and असली

Hindi

Etymology

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Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl)bor.

Classical Persian اَصْل (asl)bor.

Hindi असल (asal)

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَصْل (asl), borrowed from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.səl/, [ɐ.sɐl]

Adjective

असल • (asl) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اصل)

1. Synonym of असली (aslī)

Noun

असल • (asl) ? (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اصل)

1. foundation, basis

   Synonyms: जड़ (jaṛ), बुनियाद (buniyād)

2. reality, actuality

Related terms

• असलियत (asliyat)
• असली (aslī)
• असल में (asal mẽ)

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “असल”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Nepali

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʌsʌl]

• Phonetic Devanagari: असल्

Adjective

असल • (asal) (indeclinable)

1. good (of quality or characters)