حکم

See also: حكم and ح ك م

Persian

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm)bor.

Persian

Borrowed from Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈhukm/

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

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hokʰʲm]

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

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

Noun

حکم • (hukm / hokm) (plural حکم‌ها (hukm-hā / hokm-hâ), or احکام (ahkām / ahkâm), Tajik spelling ҳукм)

order, decree, edict
Synonyms: دستور (dastūr / dastur), فرمان (farmān / farmân)
(law) sentence, verdict
― hukm-i / hokm-e i'dām / e'dâm ― death sentence
precept
― ahkām-i / ahkâm-e dīnī / dini ― religious precepts
court piece (a card game)
(card games) trump card suit

Derived terms

بحکم (bihukm-i / behokm-e)
حکمرانی (hukmrānī / hokmrâni)

Descendants

→ Urdu: حُکْم (hukm)
- → Ushojo: حکم (hukum)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic حَكَم (ḥakam).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ha.ˈkam/

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

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæ.kʰʲǽm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.kʰám]

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

Noun

حکم • (hakam) (Tajik spelling ҳакам)

(dated or archaic) arbitrator

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic حِكَم (ḥikam).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /hi.ˈkam/

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

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [he.kʰʲǽm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hi.kʰám]

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

Noun

حکم • (hikam / hekam) (Tajik spelling ҳикам)

plural of (hikmat / hekmat)
1. words of wisdom

Related terms

Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ح ك م (0 c, 10 e)

Urdu

Etymology

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Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm)bor.

Classical Persian (hukm)bor.

Urdu حکم

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦʊkm/

Noun

حُکْم • (hukm) m (Hindi spelling हुक्म)

Descendants

→ Ushojo: حکم (hukum)

Ushojo

Etymology

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

Noun

حکم (hukum)