बादशाहत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بادشاهت (bād(i)šāhat).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɑːd̪.ʃɑː.ɦət̪/, [bäːd̪.ʃäː.ɦɐt̪]

Noun

बादशाहत • (bādśāhat) f (Urdu spelling بادشاہت)

1. rule, jurisdiction; administration
2. kingship; state of being a badshah

   Synonym: राजत्व (rājatva)

3. kingdom, empire, badshahate

   Synonyms: राज्य (rājya), साम्राज्य (sāmrājya)

Declension

Declension of बादशाहत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बादशाहत bādśāhat	बादशाहतें bādśāhatẽ
oblique	बादशाहत bādśāhat	बादशाहतों bādśāhatõ
vocative	बादशाहत bādśāhat	बादशाहतो bādśāhato

See also

• बादशाह (bādśāh)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बादशाहत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 723