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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit हत्या (hatyā), from the root verb हन् (han, “to kill, slay, destroy, strike down”).
Pronunciation
Noun
हत्या • (hatyā) f (Urdu spelling ہتیا)
- murder, assassination, killing
हत्या का घटना-स्थल बहुत अराजक था।- hatyā kā ghaṭnā-sthal bahut arājak thā.
- The scene of the murder was very chaotic.
Declension
Declension of हत्या (fem ā-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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हत्या
hatyā
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हत्याएँ
hatyāẽ
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| oblique
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हत्या
hatyā
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हत्याओं
hatyāõ
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| vocative
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हत्या
hatyā
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हत्याओ
hatyāo
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- हत्यारा (hatyārā, “murderer, assassin”)
- हत्याकांड (hatyākāṇḍ, “a case of murder”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “हत्या”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “हत्या”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Etymology
From the root verb हन् (han, “to kill, slay, destroy, strike down”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *gunþjō.
Pronunciation
Noun
हत्या • (hatyā́) stem, f
- killing, slaying, slaughter, murder (particularly of the criminal variety, as in गोहत्या, भ्रूणहत्या, etc.)
References