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 (Delhi):

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Noun

अधिकारी • (adhikārī) m (Urdu spelling ادھکاری)

1. officer, one with authority

   Synonym: अफ़सर (afsar)

2. 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

1. masculine nominative singular of अधिकारिन् (adhikārin)