दरअसल

Hindi

Alternative forms

दरअस्ल (daraasla)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (dar asl, “essentially, substantially, actually”), from (dar, “at, in”) + (asl). Equivalent to दर (dar) +‎ असल (asal).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ɾə.səl/, [d̪ɐ.ɾɐ.sɐl]

Adverb

दरअसल • (darasal) (Urdu spelling دراصل)

actually, truly
दरअसल वह अमरीका में पैदा हुआ था।
daraasal vah amrīkā mẽ paidā huā thā.
Actually he was born in America.

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दरअसल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

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