حکم

See also: حكم and ح ك م

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hukm]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hʊkm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊkm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔukm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hokʲm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hukm]

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

Noun

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

order, decree, edict
Synonyms: دستور (dastur), فرمان (farmân)
(law) sentence, verdict
― hokm-e e'dâm ― death sentence
precept
― ahkâm-e dini ― religious precepts
court piece (a card game)

Derived terms

بحکم (be hokm-e)
حکمرانی (hokmrâni)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic حَكَم (ḥakam).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ha.ˈkam]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.kʰǽm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.kʰǽm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.kʰǽm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæ.kʰʲǽm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.kʰǽm]

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

Noun

حکم • (hakam)

arbitrator

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic حِكَم (ḥikam).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hi.ˈkam]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɪ.kʰǽm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ.kʰǽm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔi.kʰǽm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [he.kʰʲǽm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hi.kʰǽm]

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

Noun

حکم • (hekam)

plural of (hekmat): words of wisdom

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦʊkm/

Noun

حُکْم • (hukm) m (Hindi spelling हुक्म)

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu حکم (hukum).

Noun

حکم (hukum)