हत्या
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit हत्या (hatyā), from the root verb हन् (han, “to kill, slay, destroy, strike down”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦət̪.jɑː/, [ɦət̪.jäː]
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)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | हत्या hatyā | हत्याएँ hatyāẽ |
| oblique | हत्या hatyā | हत्याओं hatyāõ |
| vocative | हत्या hatyā | हत्याओ hatyāo |
Synonyms
- घात (ghāt)
- क़त्ल (qatl)
- ख़ून (xūn)
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”).
Noun
हत्या • (hatyā) f
- killing, slaying, slaughter, murder (particularly of the criminal variety, as in गोहत्या, भ्रूणहत्या, etc.)
References
- Vaman Shivaram Apte (accessed 12-12-2012), “A Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (please provide the title of the work)