"அல்" meaning in All languages combined

See அல் on Wiktionary

Noun [Tamil]

IPA: /al/
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{cog|ml|അൽ}} Malayalam അൽ (al) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} அல் • (al) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: al [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], அல் [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], அல்லே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], அல்லை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], அல்லுக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], அல்லுக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], அல்லுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], அல்லின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], அல்லில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], அல்லிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], அல்லோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], அல்லுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], அல்லால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], அல்லிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural], அல்லு [alternative]
  1. night, nightfall Synonyms: இரா, இரவு, இராத்திரி
    Sense id: en-அல்-ta-noun-zC~OlSrP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 28 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 29 24 24 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 23 28 23 26
  2. darkness Synonyms: இருள், அந்தகாரம்
    Sense id: en-அல்-ta-noun-FCcr02HJ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 28 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 29 24 24 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 23 28 23 26
  3. delusion, insanity Synonyms: மயக்கம், பேதைமை, பைத்தியம், பித்து
    Sense id: en-அல்-ta-noun-C53CSgwD Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 28 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 29 24 24 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 23 28 23 26
  4. fear, terror Synonyms: அச்சம், பயம்
    Sense id: en-அல்-ta-noun-j8ShEhfO Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 28 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 29 24 24 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 23 28 23 26 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 18 21 18 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: அல்லோன் (allōṉ) (english: moon)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "moon",
      "roman": "allōṉ",
      "word": "அல்லோன்"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "അൽ"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam അൽ (al)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "al",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்",
      "roman": "al",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லே",
      "roman": "allē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லை",
      "roman": "allai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லுக்கு",
      "roman": "allukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லுக்காக",
      "roman": "allukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லுடைய",
      "roman": "alluṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லின்",
      "roman": "alliṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லில்",
      "roman": "allil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லிடம்",
      "roman": "alliṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லோடு",
      "roman": "allōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லுடன்",
      "roman": "alluṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லால்",
      "roman": "allāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "alliliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லு",
      "roman": "allu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "அல் • (al)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "num": "sg"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 28 24 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "24 29 24 24",
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          "_dis": "23 28 23 26",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "night, nightfall"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "night",
          "night"
        ],
        [
          "nightfall",
          "nightfall"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "இரா"
        },
        {
          "word": "இரவு"
        },
        {
          "word": "இராத்திரி"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 28 23 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "darkness"
      ],
      "id": "en-அல்-ta-noun-FCcr02HJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "darkness",
          "darkness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "இருள்"
        },
        {
          "word": "அந்தகாரம்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "24 28 24 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 28 23 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "delusion, insanity"
      ],
      "id": "en-அல்-ta-noun-C53CSgwD",
      "links": [
        [
          "delusion",
          "delusion"
        ],
        [
          "insanity",
          "insanity"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "மயக்கம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "பேதைமை"
        },
        {
          "word": "பைத்தியம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "பித்து"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "24 28 24 24",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        {
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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      "glosses": [
        "fear, terror"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "fear",
          "fear"
        ],
        [
          "terror",
          "terror"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "அச்சம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "பயம்"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/al/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "அல்"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil l-stem nouns",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil nouns",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "moon",
      "roman": "allōṉ",
      "word": "அல்லோன்"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "അൽ"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam അൽ (al)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "al",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்",
      "roman": "al",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லே",
      "roman": "allē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லை",
      "roman": "allai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லுக்கு",
      "roman": "allukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லுக்காக",
      "roman": "allukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லுடைய",
      "roman": "alluṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லின்",
      "roman": "alliṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லில்",
      "roman": "allil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லிடம்",
      "roman": "alliṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லோடு",
      "roman": "allōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லுடன்",
      "roman": "alluṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லால்",
      "roman": "allāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "alliliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அல்லு",
      "roman": "allu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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    }
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      "args": {
        "num": "sg"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "night, nightfall"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "night",
          "night"
        ],
        [
          "nightfall",
          "nightfall"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "இரா"
        },
        {
          "word": "இரவு"
        },
        {
          "word": "இராத்திரி"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "darkness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "darkness",
          "darkness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "இருள்"
        },
        {
          "word": "அந்தகாரம்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "delusion, insanity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "delusion",
          "delusion"
        ],
        [
          "insanity",
          "insanity"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "மயக்கம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "பேதைமை"
        },
        {
          "word": "பைத்தியம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "பித்து"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fear, terror"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fear",
          "fear"
        ],
        [
          "terror",
          "terror"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "அச்சம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "பயம்"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/al/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "அல்"
}

Download raw JSONL data for அல் meaning in All languages combined (4.1kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.