अधिनियम

Hindi

Etymology

अधि- (adhi-, “above, over”) +‎ नियम (niyam, “law”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.d̪ʱɪ.nɪ.jəm/, [ɐ.d̪ʱɪ.ni.jɐ̃m]

• Audio (Delhi):

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Noun

अधिनियम • (adhiniyam) m

1. (law) statute
2. act, bill

Declension

Declension of अधिनियम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अधिनियम adhiniyam	अधिनियम adhiniyam
oblique	अधिनियम adhiniyam	अधिनियमों adhiniyamõ
vocative	अधिनियम adhiniyam	अधिनियमो adhiniyamo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अधिनियम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 171
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अधिनियम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 26