حکمت
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [hik.ˈmat]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hekʲ.mǽt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [hik.mǽt̪]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | hikmat |
Dari reading? | hikmat |
Iranian reading? | hekmat |
Tajik reading? | hikmat |
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Noun edit
حکمت • (hekmat) (plural حکم (hekam))
- wisdom; knowledge
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 489”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez][1]:
- ای در رخ تو پیدا انوار پادشاهی
در فکرت تو پنهان صد حکمت الهی- ay dar rux-i tu paydā anwār-i pādišāhī
dar fikrat-i tu pinhān sad hikmat-i ilāhī - O you whose cheeks gleam with the light of an emperor,
A hundred divine mysteries are hidden in your thoughts.
- ay dar rux-i tu paydā anwār-i pādišāhī
- (historical or Islam) philosophy, theosophy, metaphysics; traditionally a broader and more Islamic category than فلسفه (falsafe), which referred only to Hellenistic philosophy.
- حکمت ارسطو ― hekmat-e arastu ― Aristotle's philosophy
- حکمت اشراق ― hekmat-e ešraq ― the philosophy of Illumination; Illuminationism
- (often in the plural) word of wisdom; sage advice
- (archaic) medical practice; medicine
- Synonym: طب (tebb)
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian حکمت (hikmat), from Arabic حِكْمَة (ḥikma).
Noun edit
حکمت • (hikmat) f (Hindi spelling हिकमत)
Declension edit
Declension of حکمت | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | حکمت (hikmat) | حکمتیں (hikmatẽ) |
oblique | حکمت (hikmat) | حکمتوں (hikmatõ) |
vocative | حکمت (hikmat) | حکمتو (hikmato) |
Derived terms edit
- (cleverly): حکمت سے