حکمت
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حِكْمَة (ḥikma).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /hik.ˈmat/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hɪk.mǽt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hekʲ.mǽt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [hik.mǽt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | hikmat |
| Dari reading? | hikmat |
| Iranian reading? | hekmat |
| Tajik reading? | hikmat |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Noun
حکمت • (hikmat / hekmat) (plural حکم (hikam / hekam))
- wisdom; knowledge
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 489”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez][1]:
- ای در رخ تو پیدا انوار پادشاهی
در فکرت تو پنهان صد حکمت الهی- ay dar rux-i tū paydā anwār-i pādišāhī
dar fikrat-i tū pinhān sad hikmat-i ilāhī - O you whose cheeks gleam with the light of an emperor,
A hundred divine mysteries are hidden in your thoughts.
- ay dar rux-i tū paydā anwār-i pādišāhī
- (historical or Islam) philosophy, theosophy, metaphysics; traditionally a broader and more Islamic category than فلسفه (falsafe), which referred only to Hellenistic philosophy.
- حکمت ارسطو ― hekmat-e arastu ― Aristotle's philosophy
- حکمت اشراق ― hekmat-e ešraq ― the philosophy of Illumination; Illuminationism
- (often in the plural) word of wisdom; sage advice
- Synonyms: پند (pand), اندرز (andarz)
- (archaic) medical practice; medicine
- Synonym: طب (tibb / tebb)
Proper noun
حکمت • (hikmat / hekmat)
- a male given name, Hekmat or Hikmat
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حکمت (hikmat), from Arabic حِكْمَة (ḥikma).
Noun
حکمت • (hikmat) f (Hindi spelling हिकमत)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | حکمت (hikmat) | حکمتیں (hikmatẽ) |
| oblique | حکمت (hikmat) | حکمتوں (hikmatõ) |
| vocative | حکمت (hikmat) | حکمتو (hikmato) |
Derived terms
- (cleverly): حکمت سے