حکمت

See also: حكمت and حكمة

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حِكْمَة (ḥikma).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hɪk.mǽt̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɪk.mǽt̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔik.mǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading? hikmat
Dari reading? hikmat
Iranian reading? hekmat
Tajik reading? hikmat
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Noun

حکمت • (hekmat) (plural حکم (hekam))

  1. wisdom; knowledge
    Synonyms: خرد (xerad), علم (elm), عقل (aql)
    • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 489”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎:
      ای در رخ تو پیدا انوار پادشاهی
      در فکرت تو پنهان صد حکمت الهی
      ay dar rux-i tu paydā anwār-i pādišāhī
      dar fikrat-i tu 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.
      (Classical Persian romanization)
  2. (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
  3. (often in the plural) word of wisdom; sage advice
    Synonyms: پند (pand), اندرز (andarz)
  4. (archaic) medical practice; medicine
    Synonym: طب (tebb)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حکمت (hikmat), from Arabic حِكْمَة (ḥikma).

Noun

حکمت • (hikmat) f (Hindi spelling हिकमत)

  1. wisdom
  2. knowledge
  3. mystery
  4. miracle
  5. cleverness

Declension
Declension of حکمت
singular plural
direct حکمت (hikmat) حکمتیں (hikmatẽ)
oblique حکمت (hikmat) حکمتوں (hikmatõ)
vocative حکمت (hikmat) حکمتو (hikmato)

Derived terms
  • (cleverly): حکمت سے
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