ആൾ
aal āḷ /aːɭ/
Meaning in English
person; individual.
noun · നാമം
Definition
Meaning and examples
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person; individual.
ഒരാൾ ഇവിടെ വന്നിരുന്നു. orāḷ iviṭe vannirunnu. “A person had come here.”
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agent; representative; man (belonging to a side/group).
ഇത് അവരുടെ ആളാണ്. it avaruṭe āḷāṇŭ. “This is their man (representative/agent).”
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he; that person (used as a third-person pronoun).
ആൾക്ക് അറിയില്ല എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു. āḷkk aṟiyilla ennŭ paṟaññu. “He (that person) said he doesn't know.”
Forms
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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *āḷ. Cognate with Kannada ಆಳು (āḷu), Tamil ஆள் (āḷ).