अलख

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 (alakkha), from Sanskrit अलक्ष्य (alakṣya). Cognate with Gujarati અલખ (alakh), Malvi अलख (alakh), Marwari अलख (alakh) / 𑅐𑅮𑅖 (alkh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.ləkʰ/, [ɐ.lɐkʰ]

Adjective

अलख • (alakh) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اَلَکھ)

1. unseen; invisible; formless; without shape or form (often applied to God)

   Synonym: अदृश्य (adŕśya)

Further reading

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “अलख”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 44
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अलख”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 327
• Platts, John T. (1884) “अलख”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 77
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अलख”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 58
• “अलख”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “alakṣya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 31

Malvi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 (alakkha), from Sanskrit अलक्ष्य (alakṣya). Cognate with Gujarati અલખ (alakh), Hindustani اَلَکھ (alakh) / अलख (alakh), Marwari अलख (alakh) / 𑅐𑅮𑅖 (alkh).

Adjective

अलख (alakh) (indeclinable)

1. invisible, imperceptible

Further reading

• डॉ॰ भगवतीलाल राजपुरोहित [Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit], डॉ॰ प्रह्लाद चन्द्र जोशी [Prahlad Chandra Joshi] (2010) “अलख”, in मालवी - हिन्दी शब्दकोश [Malvi - Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), शिवाजी नगर, भोपाल [Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal]: माध्यमिक शिक्षा मण्डल परिसर [Madhyamik Shiksha Mandal Parisar], →ISBN, अ, page 21, column 1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “alakṣya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 31