See also: حكم and ح ك م

Persian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? hukm
Dari reading? hukm
Iranian reading? hokm
Tajik reading? hukm

Noun edit

حکم (hokm) (plural حکم‌ها (hokm-ha) or احکام (ahkâm))

  1. order, decree, edict
    Synonyms: دستور (dastur), فرمان (farmân)
  2. (law) sentence, verdict
    حکم اعدامhokm-e e'dâmdeath sentence
  3. precept
    احکام دینیahkâm-e dinireligious precepts
  4. court piece (a card game)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Arabic حَكَم (ḥakam).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? hakam
Dari reading? hakam
Iranian reading? hakam
Tajik reading? hakam

Noun edit

حکم (hakam)

  1. arbitrator

Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from Arabic حِكَم (ḥikam).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? hikam
Dari reading? hikam
Iranian reading? hekam
Tajik reading? hikam

Noun edit

حکم (hekam)

  1. plural of حکمت (hekmat): words of wisdom

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian حکم (hukm), from Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

حُکْم (hukmm (Hindi spelling हुक्म)

  1. order, command, decree
  2. verdict, judgement
  3. judicial order, ordinance, statute

Ushojo edit

Etymology edit

From Urdu حکم (hukum).

Noun edit

حکم (hukum)

  1. order, command, decree
  2. verdict, judgement
  3. judicial order, ordinance, statute