घटना

See also: घुटना and घुटनी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱəʈ.nɑː/, [ɡʱɐʈ.näː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit घटना (ghaṭanā). Compare to Bengali ঘটনা (ghôţna).

Noun

घटना • (ghaṭnā) f (Urdu spelling گھٹنا)

1. event, occurrence
2. incident
3. accident

Etymology 2

Hindi verb set
घटना (ghaṭnā)
घटाना (ghaṭānā)

From , from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*ghaṭṭati). Cognate with Assamese ঘটা (ghota).

Verb

घटना • (ghaṭnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling گھٹنا)

1. to decrease, to decline, to dwindle
2. to be lost, reduced, lowered

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Sanskrit

Noun

घटना • (ghaṭanā) stem, f

1. event
2. occurrence
3. incident
4. phenomenon

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of घटना (ghaṭanā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घटना ghaṭanā	घटने ghaṭane	घटनाः ghaṭanāḥ
Vocative	घटने ghaṭane	घटने ghaṭane	घटनाः ghaṭanāḥ
Accusative	घटनाम् ghaṭanām	घटने ghaṭane	घटनाः ghaṭanāḥ
Instrumental	घटनया / घटना¹ ghaṭanayā / ghaṭanā¹	घटनाभ्याम् ghaṭanābhyām	घटनाभिः ghaṭanābhiḥ
Dative	घटनायै ghaṭanāyai	घटनाभ्याम् ghaṭanābhyām	घटनाभ्यः ghaṭanābhyaḥ
Ablative	घटनायाः / घटनायै² ghaṭanāyāḥ / ghaṭanāyai²	घटनाभ्याम् ghaṭanābhyām	घटनाभ्यः ghaṭanābhyaḥ
Genitive	घटनायाः / घटनायै² ghaṭanāyāḥ / ghaṭanāyai²	घटनयोः ghaṭanayoḥ	घटनानाम् ghaṭanānām
Locative	घटनायाम् ghaṭanāyām	घटनयोः ghaṭanayoḥ	घटनासु ghaṭanāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Bengali: ঘটনা (ghoṭona)
• Hindi: घटना (ghaṭnā)

• Telugu: ఘటన (ghaṭana), ఘటనము (ghaṭanamu)
• Urdu: گھٹنا