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 — Siva, சிவன். (p.)
ஆலம்விழுது — The roots growing down from the branches of the banian tree.
ஆலின்மேற்புல்லுருவி–புல்லூரி — or , 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 — The இத்தி tree, Ficus virens. (p.)
ஆல் (āl)
The chief form of the third case, or instrumental ablative–implying cause, agency, instrumentality, expressing by, by means of, with, by way of, in consequence of, மூன்றாம்வேற்றுமையுருபு
A poetic expletive, usually annexed to the finite verb, also to nouns, அசைச்சொல்
A form of the subjunctive, joined to the gerund, or in poetry, to the finite verb, expressing if, வினையெச்சவிகுதி
An optative termination expressing may, let, &c., வியங்கோள் விகுதி
A negative form of the optative–as அழால், don't weep
A form of affirmation, for yes, ஆமெனல். This definition, though given in Saturagarady and Negundu, is not proved by examples
A form of the third case, expressing each, every, distributively. (p.) நீவந்தால். If you come. நாடாமால். It is a country, or one's native 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
Fabricius (1972)
ஆல் — noun
the banyan tree, ஆலமரம்; its different kinds are, இச்சிலால், கல்லால், குறுவால், சிற்றால் etc.
ஆலம்பால் — the milky juice of the banyan.
ஆலம் விழுது — the roots growing down from its branches.
ஆல்
chief termination of the 3rd case or instrumental ablative, as in கத்தியால் with the knife
a form of the subjunctive mood expressing as in நீ வந்தால், if you come
a negative form of the optative as in அழால், dont' weep
ஊரால் ஒரு கோவில் — a temple in every town.
பணத்தால் உழைத்தான் — he worked for money.
வகையால்–வகைக்கு–ஒன்று — one of every kind.
வறுமையால் உழைத்தான் — be worked driven by poverty.
காலத்தாலே வா — come in the right time.
முன்னால்–பின்னால்–பிறகால் — etc. see in their respective places.
Tamil Moli Akarathi (1928)
ஆல் (āl)
அசைச்சொல், ஆமெனல், ஆலமரம், ஆலென்னேவல், கார்த்திகை மீன் துவர்பத்தி னொன்று, மூன்ற னுருபு