अहिंसा

See also: अंहस्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अहिंसा (ahiṃsā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.ɦɪn.sɑː/, [ɐ.ɦɪ̃n.säː]

Noun

अहिंसा • (ahinsā) f (Urdu spelling اہنسا)

  1. (literally) nonviolence
  2. harmlessness
  3. security
  4. safeness

Declension
Declension of अहिंसा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct अहिंसा
ahinsā		 अहिंसाएँ
ahinsāẽ
oblique अहिंसा
ahinsā		 अहिंसाओं
ahinsāõ
vocative अहिंसा
ahinsā		 अहिंसाओ
ahinsāo

References
  • John T. Platts (2012 October 8 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • ahiṃsā (Latin script)
  • 𑀅𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • অহিংসা (Bengali script)
  • අහිංසා (Sinhalese script)
  • အဟိံသာ or ဢႁိံသႃ (Burmese script)
  • อหิํสา or อะหิงสา (Thai script)
  • ᩋᩉᩥᩴᩈᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອຫິໍສາ or ອະຫິງສາ (Lao script)
  • អហិំសា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄦𑄨𑄁𑄥𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

अहिंसा f

  1. Devanagari script form of ahiṃsā (“nonviolence”)

Declension
Declension table of "अहिंसा" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)अहिंसा (ahiṃsā)अहिंसायो (ahiṃsāyo) or अहिंसा (ahiṃsā)
Accusative (second)अहिंसं (ahiṃsaṃ)अहिंसायो (ahiṃsāyo) or अहिंसा (ahiṃsā)
Instrumental (third)अहिंसाय (ahiṃsāya)अहिंसाहि (ahiṃsāhi) or अहिंसाभि (ahiṃsābhi)
Dative (fourth)अहिंसाय (ahiṃsāya)अहिंसानं (ahiṃsānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)अहिंसाय (ahiṃsāya)अहिंसाहि (ahiṃsāhi) or अहिंसाभि (ahiṃsābhi)
Genitive (sixth)अहिंसाय (ahiṃsāya)अहिंसानं (ahiṃsānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)अहिंसाय (ahiṃsāya) or अहिंसायं (ahiṃsāyaṃ)अहिंसासु (ahiṃsāsu)
Vocative (calling)अहिंसे (ahiṃse)अहिंसायो (ahiṃsāyo) or अहिंसा (ahiṃsā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • অহিংসা (Assamese script)
  • ᬅᬳᬶᬂᬲᬵ (Balinese script)
  • অহিংসা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰀𑰮𑰰𑰽𑰭𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀅𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • အဟိံသာ (Burmese script)
  • અહિંસા (Gujarati script)
  • ਅਹਿਂਸਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌅𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦄꦲꦶꦁꦱꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂃𑂯𑂱𑂁𑂮𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ಅಹಿಂಸಾ (Kannada script)
  • អហិំសា (Khmer script)
  • ອຫິໍສາ (Lao script)
  • അഹിംസാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠠᢀ᠋ᡥᡳᠰ᠌ᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘀𑘮𑘱𑘽𑘭𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠠ᠋ᢀ᠋ᠾᠢᠰᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦠𑧎𑧒𑧞𑧍𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐀𑐴𑐶𑑄𑐳𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ଅହିଂସା (Odia script)
  • ꢂꢲꢶꢀꢱꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆃𑆲𑆴𑆁𑆱𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖀𑖮𑖰𑖽𑖭𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • අහිංසා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩐𑪂𑩑𑪖𑪁𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚀𑚩𑚮𑚫𑚨𑚭 (Takri script)
  • அஹிஂஸா (Tamil script)
  • అహింసా (Telugu script)
  • อหิํสา (Thai script)
  • ཨ་ཧིཾ་སཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒁𑒯𑒱𑓀𑒮𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨀𑨱𑨁𑨸𑨰𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

अ- (a-) +‎ हिंसा (hiṃsā).

Pronunciation

Noun

अहिंसा • (ahiṃsā) stem, f

  1. nonviolence
  2. harmlessness
  3. security, safety

Antonyms

Descendants
  • → Bengali: অহিংসা (ohiṅśa)
  • → English: ahimsa
  • → Hindi: अहिंसा (ahinsā)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਅਹਿੰਸਾ (ahinsā)
    Shahmukhi script: اہمسا (ahimsā)

References
  • Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 125
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