हत्या
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit हत्या (hatyā), from the root verb हन् (han, “to kill, slay, destroy, strike down”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
हत्या • (hatyā) f (Urdu spelling ہتیا)
- 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[edit]
Declension of हत्या (fem ā-stem)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the root verb हन् (han, “to kill, slay, destroy, strike down”).
Noun[edit]
हत्या • (hatyā) f
- killing, slaying, slaughter, murder (particularly of the criminal variety, as in गोहत्या, भ्रूणहत्या, etc.)
References[edit]
- Vaman Shivaram Apte (accessed 12-12-2012), “A Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (please provide the title of the work)[1]