हनन

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हनन (hanana). May also be inherited from Prakrit हणण (haṇaṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.nən/, [ɦɐ.nɐ̃n]

Noun

हनन • (hanan) m (Urdu spelling ہَنَن)

1. the act of killing, striking, hurting, destroying, removing, dispelling

   Synonyms: मारना (mārnā), पीटना (pīṭnā), नाश (nāś), हटाना (haṭānā), हरण (haraṇ), दूरीकरण (dūrīkraṇ), ताड़न (tāṛan)

2. (rare) a drumstick

   Synonym: चोब (cob)

3. (rare, arithmetic) multiplication

   Synonym: गुणा (guṇā)

Declension

Declension of हनन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हनन hanan	हनन hanan
oblique	हनन hanan	हननों hananõ
vocative	हनन hanan	हननो hanano

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हनन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “हनन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हनन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• “हनन”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• হনন (Assamese script)
• ᬳᬦᬦ (Balinese script)
• হনন (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰡𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑀦𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဟနန (Burmese script)
• હનન (Gujarati script)
• ਹਨਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑌨𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦤꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂢𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಹನನ (Kannada script)
• ហនន (Khmer script)
• ຫນນ (Lao script)
• ഹനന (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᠠᠨᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘡𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠠᠨᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧁𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑐣𑐣 (Newa script)
• ହନନ (Odia script)
• ꢲꢥꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆤𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖡𑖡 (Siddham script)
• හනන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑩯𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚝𑚝 (Takri script)
• ஹநந (Tamil script)
• హనన (Telugu script)
• หนน (Thai script)
• ཧ་ན་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒢𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨝𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root हन् (han, “to kill, destroy, strike, hit; to multiply, raise”) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ.nɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɦɐ.n̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

हनन • (hanana) stem

1. killer, slayer

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हनन (hanana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हननः hananaḥ	हननौ / हनना¹ hananau / hananā¹	हननाः / हननासः¹ hananāḥ / hananāsaḥ¹
Vocative	हनन hanana	हननौ / हनना¹ hananau / hananā¹	हननाः / हननासः¹ hananāḥ / hananāsaḥ¹
Accusative	हननम् hananam	हननौ / हनना¹ hananau / hananā¹	हननान् hananān
Instrumental	हननेन hananena	हननाभ्याम् hananābhyām	हननैः / हननेभिः¹ hananaiḥ / hananebhiḥ¹
Dative	हननाय hananāya	हननाभ्याम् hananābhyām	हननेभ्यः hananebhyaḥ
Ablative	हननात् hananāt	हननाभ्याम् hananābhyām	हननेभ्यः hananebhyaḥ
Genitive	हननस्य hananasya	हननयोः hananayoḥ	हननानाम् hananānām
Locative	हनने hanane	हननयोः hananayoḥ	हननेषु hananeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of हननी (hananī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हननी hananī	हनन्यौ / हननी¹ hananyau / hananī¹	हनन्यः / हननीः¹ hananyaḥ / hananīḥ¹
Vocative	हननि hanani	हनन्यौ / हननी¹ hananyau / hananī¹	हनन्यः / हननीः¹ hananyaḥ / hananīḥ¹
Accusative	हननीम् hananīm	हनन्यौ / हननी¹ hananyau / hananī¹	हननीः hananīḥ
Instrumental	हनन्या hananyā	हननीभ्याम् hananībhyām	हननीभिः hananībhiḥ
Dative	हनन्यै hananyai	हननीभ्याम् hananībhyām	हननीभ्यः hananībhyaḥ
Ablative	हनन्याः / हनन्यै² hananyāḥ / hananyai²	हननीभ्याम् hananībhyām	हननीभ्यः hananībhyaḥ
Genitive	हनन्याः / हनन्यै² hananyāḥ / hananyai²	हनन्योः hananyoḥ	हननीनाम् hananīnām
Locative	हनन्याम् hananyām	हनन्योः hananyoḥ	हननीषु hananīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of हनन (hanana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हननम् hananam	हनने hanane	हननानि / हनना¹ hananāni / hananā¹
Vocative	हनन hanana	हनने hanane	हननानि / हनना¹ hananāni / hananā¹
Accusative	हननम् hananam	हनने hanane	हननानि / हनना¹ hananāni / hananā¹
Instrumental	हननेन hananena	हननाभ्याम् hananābhyām	हननैः / हननेभिः¹ hananaiḥ / hananebhiḥ¹
Dative	हननाय hananāya	हननाभ्याम् hananābhyām	हननेभ्यः hananebhyaḥ
Ablative	हननात् hananāt	हननाभ्याम् hananābhyām	हननेभ्यः hananebhyaḥ
Genitive	हननस्य hananasya	हननयोः hananayoḥ	हननानाम् hananānām
Locative	हनने hanane	हननयोः hananayoḥ	हननेषु hananeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

हनन • (hanana) stem, m

1. a kind of worm
2. a drumstick

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हनन (hanana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हननः hananaḥ	हननौ / हनना¹ hananau / hananā¹	हननाः / हननासः¹ hananāḥ / hananāsaḥ¹
Vocative	हनन hanana	हननौ / हनना¹ hananau / hananā¹	हननाः / हननासः¹ hananāḥ / hananāsaḥ¹
Accusative	हननम् hananam	हननौ / हनना¹ hananau / hananā¹	हननान् hananān
Instrumental	हननेन hananena	हननाभ्याम् hananābhyām	हननैः / हननेभिः¹ hananaiḥ / hananebhiḥ¹
Dative	हननाय hananāya	हननाभ्याम् hananābhyām	हननेभ्यः hananebhyaḥ
Ablative	हननात् hananāt	हननाभ्याम् hananābhyām	हननेभ्यः hananebhyaḥ
Genitive	हननस्य hananasya	हननयोः hananayoḥ	हननानाम् hananānām
Locative	हनने hanane	हननयोः hananayoḥ	हननेषु hananeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

हनन • (hanana) stem, n

1. the act of killing, striking, hurting, destroying, removing, dispelling
2. (arithmetic) multiplication

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of हनन (hanana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हननम् hananam	हनने hanane	हननानि / हनना¹ hananāni / hananā¹
Vocative	हनन hanana	हनने hanane	हननानि / हनना¹ hananāni / hananā¹
Accusative	हननम् hananam	हनने hanane	हननानि / हनना¹ hananāni / hananā¹
Instrumental	हननेन hananena	हननाभ्याम् hananābhyām	हननैः / हननेभिः¹ hananaiḥ / hananebhiḥ¹
Dative	हननाय hananāya	हननाभ्याम् hananābhyām	हननेभ्यः hananebhyaḥ
Ablative	हननात् hananāt	हननाभ्याम् hananābhyām	हननेभ्यः hananebhyaḥ
Genitive	हननस्य hananasya	हननयोः hananayoḥ	हननानाम् hananānām
Locative	हनने hanane	हननयोः hananayoḥ	हननेषु hananeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: hanana
• Prakrit: हणण (haṇaṇa)
• Hindustani: hanan (or via Prakrit)

  Hindi: हनन

  Urdu: ہَنَن (hanan)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “हनन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1287.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “hanana”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “हनन”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hanana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press