حکمت

See also: حكمت and حكمة

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِكْمَة (ḥikma).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hik.ˈmat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɪk.mǽt̪]

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

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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]‎^[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.

     (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