अधिकारी

See also: अंधकार and अधिकार

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अधिकारिन् (adhikārin). Equivalent to अधिकार (adhikār, “authority”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.d̪ʱɪ.kɑː.ɾiː/, [ɐ.d̪ʱɪ.käː.ɾiː]
Audio: (file)

Noun

अधिकारी • (adhikārī) m (Urdu spelling ادھکاری)

officer, one with authority
Synonym: अफ़सर (afsar)
functionary

Declension

Declension of *अधिकारी* (masc ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	अधिकारी adhikārī	अधिकारी adhikārī
oblique	अधिकारी adhikārī	अधिकारियों adhikāriyõ
vocative	अधिकारी adhikārī	अधिकारियो adhikāriyo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अधिकारी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

অধিকাৰী (Assamese script)
ᬅᬥᬶᬓᬵᬭᬷ (Balinese script)
অধিকারী (Bengali script)
𑰀𑰠𑰰𑰎𑰯𑰨𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀻 (Brahmi script)
အဓိကာရီ (Burmese script)
અધિકારી (Gujarati script)
ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍀 (Grantha script)
ꦄꦣꦶꦏꦴꦫꦷ (Javanese script)
𑂃𑂡𑂱𑂍𑂰𑂩𑂲 (Kaithi script)
ಅಧಿಕಾರೀ (Kannada script)
អធិការី (Khmer script)
ອຘິກາຣີ (Lao script)
അധികാരീ (Malayalam script)
ᠠᢡᡳᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘀𑘠𑘱𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘲 (Modi script)
ᠠᢑᠾᠢᢉᠠᢗᠷᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑦠𑧀𑧒𑦮𑧑𑧈𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
𑐀𑐢𑐶𑐎𑐵𑐬𑐷 (Newa script)
ଅଧିକାରୀ (Odia script)
ꢂꢤꢶꢒꢵꢬꢷ (Saurashtra script)
𑆃𑆣𑆴𑆑𑆳𑆫𑆵 (Sharada script)
𑖀𑖠𑖰𑖎𑖯𑖨𑖱 (Siddham script)
අධිකාරී (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩮𑩑𑩜𑩛𑩼𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚀𑚜𑚮𑚊𑚭𑚤𑚯 (Takri script)
அதி⁴காரீ (Tamil script)
అధికారీ (Telugu script)
อธิการี (Thai script)
ཨ་དྷི་ཀཱ་རཱི (Tibetan script)
𑒁𑒡𑒱𑒏𑒰𑒩𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨜𑨁𑨋𑨊𑨫𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dʱi.kɑː.ɾiː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.d̪ʱi.kɑː.ɾiː/

Noun

अधिकारी • (adhikārī) stem, m

masculine nominative singular of अधिकारिन् (adhikārin)