हथियार

See also: हथ्यार

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀭 (hatthiyāra), from Sanskrit *हस्तकार (*hastakāra), from हस्त (hásta, “hand”) +‎ कार (kāra, “effort, exertion”). Compare Punjabi ਹਥਿਆਰ (hathiāra) / ہَتھیار (hatheyār), Sindhi هَٿِيارُ (hathiyāru) / हथिआरु, Gujarati હથિયાર (hathiyār), Marathi हत्यार (hatyār), Bengali হাতিয়ার (hatiẏar), Dhivehi ހަތިޔާރު (hatiyāru).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.t̪ʰɪ.jɑːɾ/, [ɦɐ.t̪ʰi.jäːɾ]

Noun

हथियार • (hathiyār) m (Urdu spelling ہَتِھیَار)

1. weapon, arm

   Synonym: शस्त्र (śastra)

2. any instrument
3. (slang) the penis

   Synonyms: शिश्न (śiśna), लंड (laṇḍ)

Declension

Declension of हथियार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हथियार hathiyār	हथियार hathiyār
oblique	हथियार hathiyār	हथियारों hathiyārõ
vocative	हथियार hathiyār	हथियारो hathiyāro

Derived terms

• हथियारबंद (hathiyārband)
• हथियारबंदी (hathiyārbandī)

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “हथियार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*hastakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press