dāl

[ dahl ]

/ dɑl /

noun

the eighth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Words nearby dāl

düren, dürer, dürer, albrecht, dürrenmatt, düsseldorf, dāl, dąbrowa górnicza, e, e & oe, e = mc2, e hoa

Origin of dāl

From Arabic

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British Dictionary definitions for dāl (1 of 2)

dal¹

daal

/ (dɑːl) /

noun

split grain, a common foodstuff in India; pulse

a variant spelling of dhal

British Dictionary definitions for dāl (2 of 2)

dal²

symbol for

decalitre(s)

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