हाथों हाथ

Hindi

Alternative forms

हाथों-हाथ (hāthõ-hāth), हाथोंहाथ (hāthõhāth)

Etymology

Reduplication of हाथ (hāth, “hand”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɑː.t̪ʰõː ɦɑːt̪ʰ/, [ɦäː.t̪ʰõː‿ɦäːt̪ʰ]

Adverb

हाथों हाथ • (hāthõ hāth) (Urdu spelling ہاتھوں ہاتھ)

1. from hand to hand
2. (figurative) in no time

   Synonym: तुरंत (turant)

   ऐसी उपयोगी पुस्तक हाथों हाथ बिक जायगी।

   aisī upyogī pustak hāthõ hāth bik jāygī.

   Such a useful book would get sold out in no time.

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हाथ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हाथ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press