हनन
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हनन (hanana). May also be inherited from Prakrit हणण (haṇaṇa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦə.nən/, [ɦɐ.nɐ̃n]
Noun
हनन • (hanan) m (Urdu spelling ہَنَن)
- the act of killing, striking, hurting, destroying, removing, dispelling
- (rare) a drumstick
- Synonym: चोब (cob)
- (rare, arithmetic) multiplication
- Synonym: गुणा (guṇā)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | हनन hanan |
हनन hanan |
| oblique | हनन hanan |
हननों hananõ |
| vocative | हनन hanan |
हननो hanano |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “हनन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884), “हनन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “हनन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “हनन”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- হনন (Assamese script)
- ᬳᬦᬦ (Balinese script)
- হনন (Bengali script)
- 𑰮𑰡𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀳𑀦𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ဟနန (Burmese script)
- હનન (Gujarati script)
- ਹਨਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌹𑌨𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦲꦤꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂯𑂢𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಹನನ (Kannada script)
- ហនន (Khmer script)
- ຫນນ (Lao script)
- ഹനന (Malayalam script)
- ᡥᠠᠨᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘮𑘡𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠾᠠᠨᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧎𑧁𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐴𑐣𑐣 (Newa script)
- ହନନ (Odia script)
- ꢲꢥꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆲𑆤𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖮𑖡𑖡 (Siddham script)
- හනන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪂𑩯𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚩𑚝𑚝 (Takri script)
- ஹநந (Tamil script)
- హనన (Telugu script)
- หนน (Thai script)
- ཧ་ན་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒯𑒢𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨱𑨝𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root हन् (han, “to kill, destroy, strike, hit; to multiply, raise”) + -अन (-ana).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɦɐ.nɐ.nɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɦɐ.n̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/
Adjective
हनन • (hanana) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | हननः (hananaḥ) | हननौ (hananau) हनना¹ (hananā¹) |
हननाः (hananāḥ) हननासः¹ (hananāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | हननम् (hananam) | हननौ (hananau) हनना¹ (hananā¹) |
हननान् (hananān) |
| instrumental | हननेन (hananena) | हननाभ्याम् (hananābhyām) | हननैः (hananaiḥ) हननेभिः¹ (hananebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | हननाय (hananāya) | हननाभ्याम् (hananābhyām) | हननेभ्यः (hananebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | हननात् (hananāt) | हननाभ्याम् (hananābhyām) | हननेभ्यः (hananebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | हननस्य (hananasya) | हननयोः (hananayoḥ) | हननानाम् (hananānām) |
| locative | हनने (hanane) | हननयोः (hananayoḥ) | हननेषु (hananeṣu) |
| vocative | हनन (hanana) | हननौ (hananau) हनना¹ (hananā¹) |
हननाः (hananāḥ) हननासः¹ (hananāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | हननी (hananī) | हनन्यौ (hananyau) हननी¹ (hananī¹) |
हनन्यः (hananyaḥ) हननीः¹ (hananīḥ¹) |
| accusative | हननीम् (hananīm) | हनन्यौ (hananyau) हननी¹ (hananī¹) |
हननीः (hananīḥ) |
| instrumental | हनन्या (hananyā) | हननीभ्याम् (hananībhyām) | हननीभिः (hananībhiḥ) |
| dative | हनन्यै (hananyai) | हननीभ्याम् (hananībhyām) | हननीभ्यः (hananībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | हनन्याः (hananyāḥ) हनन्यै² (hananyai²) |
हननीभ्याम् (hananībhyām) | हननीभ्यः (hananībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | हनन्याः (hananyāḥ) हनन्यै² (hananyai²) |
हनन्योः (hananyoḥ) | हननीनाम् (hananīnām) |
| locative | हनन्याम् (hananyām) | हनन्योः (hananyoḥ) | हननीषु (hananīṣu) |
| vocative | हननि (hanani) | हनन्यौ (hananyau) हननी¹ (hananī¹) |
हनन्यः (hananyaḥ) हननीः¹ (hananīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | हननम् (hananam) | हनने (hanane) | हननानि (hananāni) हनना¹ (hananā¹) |
| accusative | हननम् (hananam) | हनने (hanane) | हननानि (hananāni) हनना¹ (hananā¹) |
| instrumental | हननेन (hananena) | हननाभ्याम् (hananābhyām) | हननैः (hananaiḥ) हननेभिः¹ (hananebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | हननाय (hananāya) | हननाभ्याम् (hananābhyām) | हननेभ्यः (hananebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | हननात् (hananāt) | हननाभ्याम् (hananābhyām) | हननेभ्यः (hananebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | हननस्य (hananasya) | हननयोः (hananayoḥ) | हननानाम् (hananānām) |
| locative | हनने (hanane) | हननयोः (hananayoḥ) | हननेषु (hananeṣu) |
| vocative | हनन (hanana) | हनने (hanane) | हननानि (hananāni) हनना¹ (hananā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
हनन • (hanana) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | हननः (hananaḥ) | हननौ (hananau) हनना¹ (hananā¹) |
हननाः (hananāḥ) हननासः¹ (hananāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | हननम् (hananam) | हननौ (hananau) हनना¹ (hananā¹) |
हननान् (hananān) |
| instrumental | हननेन (hananena) | हननाभ्याम् (hananābhyām) | हननैः (hananaiḥ) हननेभिः¹ (hananebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | हननाय (hananāya) | हननाभ्याम् (hananābhyām) | हननेभ्यः (hananebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | हननात् (hananāt) | हननाभ्याम् (hananābhyām) | हननेभ्यः (hananebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | हननस्य (hananasya) | हननयोः (hananayoḥ) | हननानाम् (hananānām) |
| locative | हनने (hanane) | हननयोः (hananayoḥ) | हननेषु (hananeṣu) |
| vocative | हनन (hanana) | हननौ (hananau) हनना¹ (hananā¹) |
हननाः (hananāḥ) हननासः¹ (hananāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
हनन • (hanana) stem, n
- the act of killing, striking, hurting, destroying, removing, dispelling
- (arithmetic) multiplication
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | हननम् (hananam) | हनने (hanane) | हननानि (hananāni) हनना¹ (hananā¹) |
| accusative | हननम् (hananam) | हनने (hanane) | हननानि (hananāni) हनना¹ (hananā¹) |
| instrumental | हननेन (hananena) | हननाभ्याम् (hananābhyām) | हननैः (hananaiḥ) हननेभिः¹ (hananebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | हननाय (hananāya) | हननाभ्याम् (hananābhyām) | हननेभ्यः (hananebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | हननात् (hananāt) | हननाभ्याम् (hananābhyām) | हननेभ्यः (hananebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | हननस्य (hananasya) | हननयोः (hananayoḥ) | हननानाम् (hananānām) |
| locative | हनने (hanane) | हननयोः (hananayoḥ) | हननेषु (hananeṣu) |
| vocative | हनन (hanana) | हनने (hanane) | हननानि (hananāni) हनना¹ (hananā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Pali: hanana
- Prakrit: हणण (haṇaṇa)
- Hindustani: hanan (or via Prakrit)
- Hindi: हनन
- Urdu: ہَنَن (hanan)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “हनन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1287.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025), “hanana”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “हनन”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hanana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press