क़ानून

See also: कानून, किन्नु, कनीन, and क़ानूनी

Hindi

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian قانون (qânun), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic قَانُون (qānūn). Ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /qɑː.nuːn/, [qäː.nũːn], /kɑː.nuːn/, [käː.nũːn]

Noun

क़ानून • (qānūn) m (Urdu spelling قانون)

1. law, statute

   यह बात क़ानून से संगत नहीं है।

   yah bāt qānūn se saṅgat nahī̃ hai.

   This action is not consistent with the law.

   सरकार क़ानून बनाती है। ― sarkār qānūn banātī hai. ― The government makes the laws.

Synonyms

• विधि (vidhi)

Related terms

• क़ानूनी (qānūnī)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “क़ानून”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.