क़त्लेआम

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • क़तलेआम (qatleām)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قتل عام (qatl-i 'āmm, “general murder”). Equivalent to क़त्ल (qatl) + ezafe + आम (ām). Compare Punjabi ਕਤਲਾਮ (katalām).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /qət̪.leː.ɑːm/, [qɐt̪.leː.ä̃ːm], /kət̪.leː.ɑːm/, [kɐt̪.leː.ä̃ːm]

Noun

क़त्लेआम • (qatleām) m (Urdu spelling قتل عام)

  1. massacre
    Synonyms: नरसंहार (narsãhār), बहुसंहार (bahusãhār), मारामारी (mārāmārī), बहुमारी (bahumārī)

Declension

Declension of क़त्लेआम (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct क़त्लेआम
qatleām 		क़त्लेआम
qatleām
oblique क़त्लेआम
qatleām 		क़त्लेआमों
qatleāmõ
vocative क़त्लेआम
qatleām 		क़त्लेआमो
qatleāmo
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