Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm). Compare Hindi हुक्म (hukm).

Noun

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ਹੁਕਮ (hukamm

  1. order, instruction
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 74:
      ਹੁਣਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਹੋਆ ਮਿਹਰਵਾਣ ਦਾ ਪੈ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਕਿਸੈ ਰਞਾਣਦਾ
      huṇ hukam hoā meharvāṇ dā pae koe na kisae rañāṇadā
      Now, the Merciful Lord has issued His Command. Let no one chase after and attack anyone else.

Declension

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Declension of ਹੁਕਮ
dir. sg. ਹੁਕਮ (hukam)
dir. pl. ਹੁਕਮ (hukam)
singular plural
direct ਹੁਕਮ (hukam) ਹੁਕਮ (hukam)
oblique ਹੁਕਮ (hukam) ਹੁਕਮਾਂ (hukmā̃)
vocative ਹੁਕਮਾ (hukmā) ਹੁਕਮੋ (hukmo)
ablative ਹੁਕਮੋਂ (hukmõ)
locative ਹੁਕਮੇ (hukme) ਹੁਕਮੀਂ (hukmī̃)
instrumental ਹੁਕਮੇ (hukme) ਹੁਕਮੀਂ (hukmī̃)