हुकूमत

See also: हिकमत and हुकमत

Hindi

Etymology

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Arabic حَكَمَ (ḥakama)

Arabic حُكُومَة (ḥukūma)bor.

Classical Persian حُکُومَت (hukūmat)bor.

Hindi हुकूमत (hukūmat)

Borrowed from Classical Persian حُکُومَت (hukūmat), borrowed from Arabic حُكُومَة (ḥukūma), from حَكَمَ (ḥakama).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦʊ.kuː.mət̪/, [ɦʊ.kuː.mɐt̪]

Noun

हुकूमत • (hukūmat) f (Urdu spelling حُکومت)

1. rule, government

   Synonym: सरकार (sarkār)

Declension

Declension of हुकूमत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हुकूमत hukūmat	हुकूमतें hukūmatẽ
oblique	हुकूमत hukūmat	हुकूमतों hukūmatõ
vocative	हुकूमत hukūmat	हुकूमतो hukūmato

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “हुकूमत”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “हुकूमत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press