Pāli Dictionary

nālaṃ

naprefixalaṃstem

Part of speech

indeclinable

Antonyms

alaṃ

general

  • නොසෑහේ; නොහැක; නුසුදුසු

  • not enough; unable; not suitable

  • AN 7.61

    sabbe dhammā n'ālaṃ abhinivesāyā'ti

  • SN 12.61

    tatr'āssutavā puthujjano n'ālaṃ nibbindituṃ n'ālaṃ virajjituṃ n'ālaṃ vimuccituṃ

naḷa1

approximate

via inflected form naḷaṃ · accusative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • නාඹර / බට ශාකයක්

  • reed (Arundo donax); a reed-plant

  • SN 1.10

    anāgatappajappāya, atītass'ānusocanā, etena bālā sussanti, naḷo'va harito luto'ti.

  • Snp 1.1

    yo mānam'udabbadhī asesaṃ, naḷasetuṃ'va sudubbalaṃ mah'ogho, so bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṃ, urago jiṇṇam'iva tacaṃ purāṇaṃ.

  • නළය (ලීයෙන් සාදන ලද)

  • a tube (especially a hollow reed used as one)

naḷa2

approximate

via inflected form naḷaṃ · accusative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • නළ (අවශ්‍ය අවස්ථාවලදී ආරාධනා කරන ගන්ධර්ව නායකයෙක්)

  • Naḷa, a Gandhabba chieftain invoked for protection

  • DN 32

    panādo opamañño ca, devasūto ca mātali, cittaseno ca gandhabbo, naḷo rājā jan'esabho.

nāḷa

approximate

naḷarootasuffix

via inflected form nāḷaṃ · accusative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

kaṇḍa, īsikā

general

  • මල් දඬු, කඳ; නළය

  • a stalk, stem (esp. of a lotus/flower); a hollow tube

  • SN 4.25

    bālā kumudanāḷehi, pabbataṃ abhimatthatha, giriṃ nakhena khanatha, ayo dantehi khādatha.

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