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)
- 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
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | हत्या hatyā |
हत्याएँ hatyāẽ |
| oblique | हत्या hatyā |
हत्याओं hatyāõ |
| vocative | हत्या hatyā |
हत्याओ hatyāo |
Synonyms
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
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
- 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