ਦਿਲ

See also: ਦਿਲੁ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (dil). First attested as Old Punjabi ਦਿਲੁ (dilu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪ɪl/
Audio: (file)

Noun

ਦਿਲ • (dil) m (Shahmukhi spelling دِل)

heart
Synonyms: ਜਿਗਰਾ (jigrā), ਹੀਆਂ (hīā̃)
(figuratively) soul; spirit, valor
(figuratively) feelings, emotions

Declension

Declension of **ਦਿਲ**
	singular	plural
direct	ਦਿਲ (dil)	ਦਿਲ (dil)
oblique	ਦਿਲ (dil)	ਦਿਲਾਂ (dilā̃)
vocative	ਦਿਲਾ (dilā)	ਦਿਲੋ (dilo)
ablative	ਦਿਲੋਂ (dilõ)	—
locative	ਦਿਲੇ (dile)	ਦਿਲੀਂ (dilī̃)
instrumental	ਦਿਲੇ (dile)	ਦਿਲੀਂ (dilī̃)

Related terms

ਦਿਲੀ (dilī, “cardiac”, adjective)
ਦਿਲਕਸ਼ (dilkaś, “attractive”, adjective)

Further reading

“ਦਿਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦਿਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.