हुकूम

हुकूम

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حُكْم‎ (ḥukm). Compare Gujarati હુકમ (hukam), Hindi हुक्म (hukm), Punjabi ਹੁਕਮ (hukm) / حُکم‎ (hukm), Bengali হুকুম (hukum).

Noun

हुकूम • (hukūm) m

1. order, instruction

   Synonyms: आदेश (ādeś), आज्ञा (ādnyā)

   Antonym: विनंती (vinantī)

2. (card games) trump

References

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “हुकूम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “हुकूम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “हुकूम,_हुक्म”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala