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dalal

dalal noun: a broker; a middleman.

Noun

dalal (plural dalals)

  1. (India) A broker; a middleman.

Proper noun capitalized: Dalal

Dalal (plural Dalals)

  1. A surname.

Forms of dalal

Noun
pluraldalals
alternative form (obsolete)dellal
alternative form (obsolete)deloll
Proper noun
pluralDalals

Origin of dalal

From an Indian language (compare Hindi दलाल (dalāl)), from Arabic دَلَّال (dallāl).

Phrases with dalal

Questions about dalal

What does dalal mean?
Dalal means a broker; a middleman.
What part of speech is dalal?
Dalal can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of dalal?
The plural of dalal is dalals.

Words near dalal in the dictionary

  1. Dalahican
  2. Dalai Lama
  3. Dalai Lamas
  4. Dalai-Lamaism
  5. Dalakit
  6. dalal
  7. Dalal Street
  8. dalals
  9. Dalama
  10. dalamalika
  11. dalamalikas

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