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 / हथिआरु, Gujarati હથિયાર (hathiyār), Marathi हत्यार (hatyār), Bengali হাতিয়ার (hatiẏar), Dhivehi ހަތިޔާރު (hatiyāru).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

हथियार • (hathiyār) m (Urdu spelling ہَتِھیَار)

weapon, arm
Synonym: शस्त्र (śastra)
any instrument
(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

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