हत

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰatás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰʰatás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰn̥-tó-s, from *gʷʰen- (to kill). Cognate with Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬙𐬋 (jatō), Old Persian 𐎩𐎫 (jatáʰ), Ancient Greek φατός (phatós).

Adjective

हत (hatá) stem

  1. struck, beaten, slain, killed.
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.108.4:
      नाहं तं वे॑द॒ दभ्यं॒ दभ॒त्स यस्ये॒दं दू॒तीरस॑रं परा॒कात्।
      न तं गू॑हन्ति स्र॒वतो॑ गभी॒रा ह॒ता इन्द्रे॑ण पणयः शयध्वे॥
      nā́háṃ táṃ veda dábhyaṃ dábhatsá yásyedáṃ dūtī́rásaraṃ parākā́t.
      ná táṃ gūhanti sraváto gabhīrā́ hatā́ índreṇa paṇayaḥ śayadhve.
      I know him safe from harm: but he can punish who sent me hither from afar as envoy.
      Him rivers flowing with deep waters bide not. Low will ye be, O Paṇis, slain by Indra.
  2. injured, wounded, hurt.
  3. struck off.
  4. knocked out.
  5. whirled up, raised.
  6. (astronomy) touched.
  7. violated.
  8. ruined, wretched.
  9. useless.
  10. cheated, deceived.
  11. defective.
  12. (arithmetic) multiplied

Participle

हत (hata) past passive participle (root हन्)

  1. past participle of हन् (han)
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of हत (hatá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हतः
hatáḥ
हतौ / हता¹
hataú / hatā́¹
हताः / हतासः¹
hatā́ḥ / hatā́saḥ¹
Vocative हत
háta
हतौ / हता¹
hátau / hátā¹
हताः / हतासः¹
hátāḥ / hátāsaḥ¹
Accusative हतम्
hatám
हतौ / हता¹
hataú / hatā́¹
हतान्
hatā́n
Instrumental हतेन
haténa
हताभ्याम्
hatā́bhyām
हतैः / हतेभिः¹
hataíḥ / hatébhiḥ¹
Dative हताय
hatā́ya
हताभ्याम्
hatā́bhyām
हतेभ्यः
hatébhyaḥ
Ablative हतात्
hatā́t
हताभ्याम्
hatā́bhyām
हतेभ्यः
hatébhyaḥ
Genitive हतस्य
hatásya
हतयोः
hatáyoḥ
हतानाम्
hatā́nām
Locative हते
haté
हतयोः
hatáyoḥ
हतेषु
hatéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of हता (hatā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हता
hatā́
हते
haté
हताः
hatā́ḥ
Vocative हते
háte
हते
háte
हताः
hátāḥ
Accusative हताम्
hatā́m
हते
haté
हताः
hatā́ḥ
Instrumental हतया / हता¹
hatáyā / hatā́¹
हताभ्याम्
hatā́bhyām
हताभिः
hatā́bhiḥ
Dative हतायै
hatā́yai
हताभ्याम्
hatā́bhyām
हताभ्यः
hatā́bhyaḥ
Ablative हतायाः / हतायै²
hatā́yāḥ / hatā́yai²
हताभ्याम्
hatā́bhyām
हताभ्यः
hatā́bhyaḥ
Genitive हतायाः / हतायै²
hatā́yāḥ / hatā́yai²
हतयोः
hatáyoḥ
हतानाम्
hatā́nām
Locative हतायाम्
hatā́yām
हतयोः
hatáyoḥ
हतासु
hatā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of हत (hatá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हतम्
hatám
हते
haté
हतानि / हता¹
hatā́ni / hatā́¹
Vocative हत
háta
हते
háte
हतानि / हता¹
hátāni / hátā¹
Accusative हतम्
hatám
हते
haté
हतानि / हता¹
hatā́ni / hatā́¹
Instrumental हतेन
haténa
हताभ्याम्
hatā́bhyām
हतैः / हतेभिः¹
hataíḥ / hatébhiḥ¹
Dative हताय
hatā́ya
हताभ्याम्
hatā́bhyām
हतेभ्यः
hatébhyaḥ
Ablative हतात्
hatā́t
हताभ्याम्
hatā́bhyām
हतेभ्यः
hatébhyaḥ
Genitive हतस्य
hatásya
हतयोः
hatáyoḥ
हतानाम्
hatā́nām
Locative हते
haté
हतयोः
hatáyoḥ
हतेषु
hatéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Descendants
  • Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀳𑀢 (hata)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀳𑀅 (haa)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀳𑀤 (hada)
  • Pali: hata
  • Telugu: హతము (hatamu)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

हत (hatá)

  1. second-person plural imperative active of हन्ति (hanti, to strike)

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