बळ

See also: बल, बाळ, and बीळ

Marathi

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

बळ • (baḷ) n

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	oblique सामान्यरूप
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.

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “बळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
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