सितम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ستم (sitam, “tyranny”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɪ.t̪əm/, [sɪ.t̪ɐ̃m]

Noun

सितम • (sitam) m (Urdu spelling ستم)

1. tyranny
2. injustice, cruelty

   Synonyms: नाइनसाफ़ी (nāinsāfī), अन्याय (anyāy)

Declension

Declension of सितम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सितम sitam	सितम sitam
oblique	सितम sitam	सितमों sitamõ
vocative	सितम sitam	सितमो sitamo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सितम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press