हत्या

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हत्या (hatyā), from the root verb हन् (han, “to kill, slay, destroy, strike down”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हत्या (hatyā). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘮𑘝𑘿𑘧 (hatya, “killing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦət̪.ja/

Noun

हत्या • (hatyā) f

1. murder, killing, homicide, assassination

   Synonyms: खून (khūn), वध (vadh), मनुष्यवध (manuṣyavadh)

Declension

Declension of हत्या (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	हत्या hatyā
direct plural	हत्या hatyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	हत्या hatyā		हत्या hatyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	हत्ये hatye		हत्यां- hatyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	हत्येला hatyelā		हत्यांना hatyānnā
ergative	हत्येने, हत्येनं hatyene, hatyena		हत्यांनी hatyānnī
instrumental	हत्येशी hatyeśī		हत्यांशी hatyānśī
locative सप्तमी	हत्येत hatyet		हत्यांत hatyāt
vocative संबोधन	हत्ये hatye		हत्यांनो hatyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of हत्या (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	हत्येचा hatyeċā	हत्येचे hatyeċe	हत्येची hatyecī	हत्येच्या hatyecā	हत्येचे, हत्येचं hatyeċe, hatyeċa	हत्येची hatyecī	हत्येच्या hatyecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	हत्यांचा hatyānċā	हत्यांचे hatyānċe	हत्यांची hatyāñcī	हत्यांच्या hatyāncā	हत्यांचे, हत्यांचं hatyānċe, hatyānċa	हत्यांची hatyāñcī	हत्यांच्या hatyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• हत्यारा (hatyārā, “murderer”)
• हत्यारी (hatyārī, “murderess”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “हत्या”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हत्या”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “हत्य”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

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 Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɦɐt̪.jɑː/

Noun

हत्या • (hatyā́) stem, f

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

Descendants

• → Hindi: हत्या (hatyā)
• → Kannada: ಹತ್ಯೆ (hatye)
• → Marathi: हत्या (hatyā)
• → Punjabi: ਹੱਤਿਆ (hattiā)
• → Tamil: அத்தி (atti)
• → Telugu: హత్య (hatya)

References

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