अहिंसा

See also: अंहस्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अहिंसा (ahiṃsā).

Noun

अहिंसा • (ahiṅsā) f (Urdu spelling اہنسا)

1. (literally) nonviolence
2. harmlessness
3. security
4. safeness

References

• John T. Platts (2012 October 8 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]

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Sanskrit

Etymology

अ- (a-) +‎ हिंसा (hiṃsā).

Noun

अहिंसा • (ahiṃsā) stem, f

1. nonviolence
2. harmlessness
3. security, safety

Antonyms

• हिंसा (hiṃsā, “violence, robbery”)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 125