हुकूमत
See also: हिकमत and हुकमत
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian حکومت (hokumat), from Arabic حُكُومَة (ḥukūma). Compare Punjabi ਹਕੂਮਤ (hakūmat) / حکومَت (ḥkomat), Gujarati હકૂમત (hakūmat), Marathi हुकमत (hukmat).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦʊ.kuː.mət̪/
Noun
हुकूमत • (hukūmat) f (Urdu spelling حُکومت)
- 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