हथियार
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See also: हथ्यार
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀭 (hatthiyāra), from Sanskrit *हस्तकार (hastakāra), from हस्त (hásta, “hand”) + कार (kāra, “effort, exertion”). Compare Punjabi ਹਥਿਆਰ (hathiāra) / ہَتھیار (hatheyār), Sindhi هَٿِيارُ / हथिआरु, Gujarati હથિયાર (hathiyār), Marathi हत्यार (hatyār), Bengali হাতিয়ার (hatiẏar), Dhivehi ހަތިޔާރު (hatiyāru).
Pronunciation
Noun
हथियार • (hathiyār) m (Urdu spelling ہَتِھیَار)
Declension
Declension of हथियार (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms
- हथियारबंद (hathiyārband)
- हथियारबंदी (hathiyārbandī)
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हथियार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*hastakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press