बळ

See also: बल, बाळ, and बीळ

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala), from Proto-Indo-European *bel- (“power, strength”). Cognate with Hindi बल (bal).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəɭ̆/

Noun

बळ • (baḷ) n

  1. strength
    Synonyms: जोर (j̈or), ताकद (tākad), शक्ती (śaktī)
    एकीचे बळ
    ekīċe baḷ
    The strength of unity

Declension
Declension of बळ (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular		 बळ
baḷ
direct
plural		 बळे, बळं
baḷe, baḷa
singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा		 बळ
baḷ		 बळे, बळं
baḷe, baḷa
oblique
सामान्यरूप		 बळा
baḷā		 बळां-
baḷān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी		 बळाला
baḷālā		 बळांना
baḷānnā
ergative बळाने, बळानं
baḷāne, baḷāna		 बळांनी
baḷānnī
instrumental बळाशी
baḷāśī		 बळांशी
baḷānśī
locative
सप्तमी		 बळात
baḷāt		 बळांत
baḷāt
vocative
संबोधन		 बळा
baḷā		 बळांनो
baḷānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of बळ (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म		 feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		 neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		 oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन		 singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन		 singular*
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता		 बळाचा
baḷāċā		 बळाचे
baḷāċe		 बळाची
baḷācī		 बळाच्या
baḷācā		 बळाचे, बळाचं
baḷāċe, baḷāċa		 बळाची
baḷācī		 बळाच्या
baḷācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता		 बळांचा
baḷānċā		 बळांचे
baḷānċe		 बळांची
baḷāñcī		 बळांच्या
baḷāncā		 बळांचे, बळांचं
baḷānċe, baḷānċa		 बळांची
baḷāñcī		 बळांच्या
baḷāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “बळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “बळ”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
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