आला

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आला¹

  • /ə.(ʔ)lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɐ.(ʔ)läː] Hindi, Standard
  • /ə.lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɐ.läː] Hindi, Standard
  • /ɑː.lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [äː.läː] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَعْلیٰ (a'lā), from Arabic أَعْلَى (ʔaʕlā), elative degree of عَالٍ (ʕālin) and عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).

adjective ālā · اَعْلیٰ

  1. indeclinable, rare greatest; highest

    Similar: बुलंद

  2. indeclinable, rare supreme, chief, head

    Similar: उत्तम, श्रेष्ठ

  3. indeclinable, rare dignified; loftiest
  4. indeclinable, rare, slang great, brilliant; excellent

आला²

  • /ə.(ʔ)lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɐ.(ʔ)läː] Hindi, Standard
  • /ə.lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɐ.läː] Hindi, Standard
  • /ɑː.lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [äː.läː] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Ultimately from Arabic آلَة (ʔāla).

noun ālā · آلَہ

  1. masculine, rare tool, implement

आला³

  • /ə.(ʔ)lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɐ.(ʔ)läː] Hindi, Standard
  • /ə.lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɐ.läː] Hindi, Standard
  • /ɑː.lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [äː.läː] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Possibly inherited from Sanskrit आर्द्र (ārdra) Compare Pali alla (“moist, wet; fresh”).

adjective ālā · آلَا · आला · आले · आली

  1. rare, regional wet, saturated (esp. with rain)
  2. rare, regional fresh, green

आला⁴

  • /ə.(ʔ)lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɐ.(ʔ)läː] Hindi, Standard
  • /ə.lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɐ.läː] Hindi, Standard
  • /ɑː.lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [äː.läː] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Inherited from Sanskrit आलय (ālaya).

noun ālā · آلَا

  1. masculine, rare niche in a wall or pillar

आला⁵

  • /ə.(ʔ)lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɐ.(ʔ)läː] Hindi, Standard
  • /ə.lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ɐ.läː] Hindi, Standard
  • /ɑː.lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [äː.läː] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -ɑː

noun ālā · آلَا

  1. masculine, rare hollow for water around the foot of a tree

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {आला},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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