अहिंसा

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See also: अंहस्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अहिंसा (ahiṃsā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.ɦɪn.sɑː/,

Noun

अहिंसा (ahinsāf (Urdu spelling اہنسا)

  1. (literally) nonviolence
  2. harmlessness
  3. security
  4. safeness

Declension

References

  • John T. Platts (2012 October 8 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

अहिंसा f

  1. Devanagari script form of ahiṃsā (nonviolence)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

अ- (a-) +‎ हिंसा (hiṃsā).

Pronunciation

Noun

अहिंसा (ahiṃsā) stemf

  1. nonviolence
  2. harmlessness
  3. security, safety

Antonyms

Descendants

References

  • Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 125