dhāl

[ th ahl ]
/ ðɑl /

noun

the ninth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin of dhāl

From Arabic

Words nearby dhāl

dhu ʾl-hijjah, dhu ʾl-qaʿda, dhulia, dhurrie, dhílos, dhāl, di, di stéfano, di-, di-amelia, di.

British Dictionary definitions for dhāl

dhal

dal or dholl

/ (dɑːl) /

noun

a tropical African and Asian leguminous shrub, Cajanus cajan, cultivated in tropical regions for its nutritious pealike seeds
Former name: pigeon pea the seed of this shrub
a curry made from lentils or other pulses

Word Origin for dhal

C17: from Hindi dāl split pulse, from Sanskrit dal to split