بحکم

Persian

Etymology

به (be, “by, at”) +‎ حکم (hokm, “order”). But also compare Arabic بِحُكْم (biḥukm, “because”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ba ˈhuk.mi]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä hʊ́k.mɪ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä hʊ́k.mɪ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bä ʔʊ́kmɪ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bä ʔúkmi]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [be hókʲ.me]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bä húk.mi]

Readings
Classical reading?	ba hukm-i
Dari reading?	ba hukm-i
Iranian reading?	be hokm-e
Tajik reading?	ba hukm-i

Preposition

بحکم • (be hokm-e)

1. because of, due to

   بحکم آنکه ― be hokm-e ân-ke ― because