हीन
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit हीन (hīna), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₁-nós (“abandoned”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
हीन • (hīn) (indeclinable)
- bad, low, lesser; inferior
- हीन-भावना ― hīn-bhāvnā ― inferiority complex
- empty
- Synonym: खाली (khālī)
- lacking, deprived
- abandoned
Derived terms[edit]
- हीन- (hīn-)
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हीन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative scripts
- হীন (Assamese script)
- ᬳᬷᬦ (Balinese script)
- হীন (Bengali script)
- 𑰮𑰱𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀳𑀻𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ဟီန (Burmese script)
- હીન (Gujarati script)
- ਹੀਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌹𑍀𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦲꦷꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂯𑂲𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಹೀನ (Kannada script)
- ហីន (Khmer script)
- ຫີນ (Lao script)
- ഹീന (Malayalam script)
- ᡥᡳᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘮𑘲𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠾᠢᠢᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧎𑧓𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐴𑐷𑐣 (Newa script)
- ହୀନ (Odia script)
- ꢲꢷꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆲𑆵𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖮𑖱𑖡 (Siddham script)
- හීන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪂𑩑𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚩𑚯𑚝 (Takri script)
- ஹீந (Tamil script)
- హీన (Telugu script)
- หีน (Thai script)
- ཧཱི་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒯𑒲𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨱𑨁𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₁-nós (“abandoned”), from *ǵʰeh₁- (“to go, walk”). Cognate with Ancient Greek χῆρος (khêros, “empty, bereft”), Latin hērēs. Related to जहाति (jahāti).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
- abandoned, forsaken, left
- excluded from
- bereft or deprived of, free from, devoid of
- deficient, defective, insufficient
Declension[edit]
Masculine a-stem declension of हीन (hīna) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | हीनः hīnaḥ |
हीनौ / हीना¹ hīnau / hīnā¹ |
हीनाः / हीनासः¹ hīnāḥ / hīnāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | हीन hīna |
हीनौ / हीना¹ hīnau / hīnā¹ |
हीनाः / हीनासः¹ hīnāḥ / hīnāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | हीनम् hīnam |
हीनौ / हीना¹ hīnau / hīnā¹ |
हीनान् hīnān |
Instrumental | हीनेन hīnena |
हीनाभ्याम् hīnābhyām |
हीनैः / हीनेभिः¹ hīnaiḥ / hīnebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | हीनाय hīnāya |
हीनाभ्याम् hīnābhyām |
हीनेभ्यः hīnebhyaḥ |
Ablative | हीनात् hīnāt |
हीनाभ्याम् hīnābhyām |
हीनेभ्यः hīnebhyaḥ |
Genitive | हीनस्य hīnasya |
हीनयोः hīnayoḥ |
हीनानाम् hīnānām |
Locative | हीने hīne |
हीनयोः hīnayoḥ |
हीनेषु hīneṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ā-stem declension of हीना (hīnā) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | हीना hīnā |
हीने hīne |
हीनाः hīnāḥ |
Vocative | हीने hīne |
हीने hīne |
हीनाः hīnāḥ |
Accusative | हीनाम् hīnām |
हीने hīne |
हीनाः hīnāḥ |
Instrumental | हीनया / हीना¹ hīnayā / hīnā¹ |
हीनाभ्याम् hīnābhyām |
हीनाभिः hīnābhiḥ |
Dative | हीनायै hīnāyai |
हीनाभ्याम् hīnābhyām |
हीनाभ्यः hīnābhyaḥ |
Ablative | हीनायाः / हीनायै² hīnāyāḥ / hīnāyai² |
हीनाभ्याम् hīnābhyām |
हीनाभ्यः hīnābhyaḥ |
Genitive | हीनायाः / हीनायै² hīnāyāḥ / hīnāyai² |
हीनयोः hīnayoḥ |
हीनानाम् hīnānām |
Locative | हीनायाम् hīnāyām |
हीनयोः hīnayoḥ |
हीनासु hīnāsu |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of हीन (hīna) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | हीनम् hīnam |
हीने hīne |
हीनानि / हीना¹ hīnāni / hīnā¹ |
Vocative | हीन hīna |
हीने hīne |
हीनानि / हीना¹ hīnāni / hīnā¹ |
Accusative | हीनम् hīnam |
हीने hīne |
हीनानि / हीना¹ hīnāni / hīnā¹ |
Instrumental | हीनेन hīnena |
हीनाभ्याम् hīnābhyām |
हीनैः / हीनेभिः¹ hīnaiḥ / hīnebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | हीनाय hīnāya |
हीनाभ्याम् hīnābhyām |
हीनेभ्यः hīnebhyaḥ |
Ablative | हीनात् hīnāt |
हीनाभ्याम् hīnābhyām |
हीनेभ्यः hīnebhyaḥ |
Genitive | हीनस्य hīnasya |
हीनयोः hīnayoḥ |
हीनानाम् hīnānām |
Locative | हीने hīne |
हीनयोः hīnayoḥ |
हीनेषु hīneṣu |
Notes |
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Derived terms[edit]
- विहीन (vihīna)
Descendants[edit]
- → Bengali: হীন (hin)
- → Hindi: हीन (hīn)
- → Kannada: ಹೀನ (hīna)
- → Punjabi: ਹੀਣ (hīṇ)
- → Tamil: ஈனம் (īṉam), ஹீனம் (hīṉam)
Further reading[edit]
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “hīna”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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