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/, [ɦɐt̪.jäː]

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

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”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *gunþjō.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐt.jɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɦɐt̪.jɑː/

Noun

हत्या • (hatyā́) stem, f

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

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “हत्या”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan