हत्या

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हत्या (hatyā), from the root verb हन् (han, “to kill, slay, destroy, strike down”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦət̪.jɑː/,

Noun

हत्या • (hatyā) f (Urdu spelling ہتیا)

  1. 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)
singular plural
direct हत्या
hatyā 		हत्याएँ
hatyāẽ
oblique हत्या
hatyā 		हत्याओं
hatyāõ
vocative हत्या
hatyā 		हत्याओ
hatyāo

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Marathi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हत्या (hatyā). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘮𑘝𑘿𑘧 (hatya, “killing”).

Pronunciation

Noun

हत्या • (hatyā) f

  1. murder, killing, homicide, assassination
    Synonyms: खून (khūn), वध (vadh), मनुष्यवध (manuṣyavadh)

Declension

Declension of हत्या (fem ā-stem)
direct
singular 		हत्या
hatyā
direct
plural 		हत्या
hatyā
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		हत्या
hatyā 		हत्या
hatyā
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		हत्ये
hatye 		हत्यां-
hatyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		हत्येला
hatyelā 		हत्यांना
hatyānnā
ergative हत्येने, हत्येनं
hatyene, hatyena 		हत्यांनी
hatyānnī
instrumental हत्येशी
hatyeśī 		हत्यांशी
hatyānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		हत्येत
hatyet 		हत्यांत
hatyāt
vocative
संबोधन 		हत्ये
hatye 		हत्यांनो
hatyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of हत्या (fem ā-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म 		feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म 		neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म 		oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular*
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता 		हत्येचा
hatyeċā 		हत्येचे
hatyeċe 		हत्येची
hatyecī 		हत्येच्या
hatyecā 		हत्येचे, हत्येचं
hatyeċe, hatyeċa 		हत्येची
hatyecī 		हत्येच्या
hatyecā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		हत्यांचा
hatyānċā 		हत्यांचे
hatyānċe 		हत्यांची
hatyāñcī 		हत्यांच्या
hatyāncā 		हत्यांचे, हत्यांचं
hatyānċe, hatyānċa 		हत्यांची
hatyāñcī 		हत्यांच्या
hatyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “हत्या”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हत्या”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “हत्य”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

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

  1. killing, slaying, slaughter, murder (particularly of the criminal variety, as in गोहत्या, भ्रूणहत्या, etc.)

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