ஆல்

āl  

s. That species of banian tree which casts roots from its branches- deemed sacred to Vishnu, and commonly regarded as the abode of goblins. Its roots form one of the kinds of sacrificial fuel, ஆலமரம், Ficus indica, L. (c.) ஆல்போற்றழைத்து அறுகுபோல்வேரூன்றி மூங்கில் போற்சுற்ற முசியாமல் வாழ்ந்திருப்பீர். May you flourish as a banian tree, put forth roots and spread as the creeping stems of the arugu grass, and prosper being encircled by kinsmen as thickly crowded bamboos.

ஆலமர்கடவுள், s. Siva, சிவன். (p.)

ஆலம்விழுது, s. The roots grow ing down from the branches of the ba nian tree.

ஆலின்மேற்புல்லுருவி or புல்லூரி, s. A mistletoe that destroys the tree on which it grows, even the ஆல், which otherwise is never known to die, as it throws down its roots and continues to spread itself.

கல்லால்--குறுவால்--சிற்றால், s. The இத்தி tree, Ficus virens. (p.)

 

āl   . The chief form of the third case, or instrumental ablative--implying cause, agency, instrumentality, express ing by, by means of, with, by way of, in conse quence of, மூன்றாம்வேற்றுமையுருபு. 2. A poetic expletive, usually annexed to the finite verb, also to nouns, அசைச்சொல். 3. A form of the subjunctive, joined to the gerund, or in poetry, to the finite verb, expressing if, வினையெச்சவிகுதி. 4. An optative termi nation expressing may, let, &c., வியங்கோள் விகுதி. 5. A negative form of the opta tive--as அழால், don't weep. 6. A form of affirmation, for yes, ஆமெனல். This defi nition, though given in Saturagarady and Negundu, is not proved by examples. 7. A form of the third case, expressing each, every, distributively. (p.) நீவந்தால். If you come. நாடாமால். It is a country, or one's na tive land. ஊராலொருதேவகுலம். A temple in every country. மரீஇ யதோரால். May you know--or know --know you what has happened. வாளால்வெட்டினான். He cut with a sword. அரசனாலாகியமனை. A house built by the king.