क़ातिलाना

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic قَاتِل (qātil, killing). By surface analysis, क़ातिल (qātil) +‎ -आना (-ānā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /qɑː.t̪ɪ.lɑː.nɑː/, [qäː.t̪ɪ.läː.näː], /kɑː.t̪ɪ.lɑː.nɑː/, [käː.t̪ɪ.läː.näː]

Adjective

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क़ातिलाना (qātilānā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling قاتلانا)

  1. murderous, homicidal
  2. (figurative) lethal, deadly, killing
    ये दिल क़ातिलाना!ye dil qātilānā!This deadly heart!
  3. (figuratively) devastatingly attractive