अधिकारी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अधिकारिन् (adhikārin). Equivalent to अधिकार (adhikār, authority) + -ई ().

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.d̪ʱɪ.kɑː.ɾiː/, [ɐ.d̪ʱɪ.käː.ɾiː]
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Noun

अधिकारी • (adhikārī) m (Urdu spelling ادھکاری)

  1. officer, one with authority
    Synonym: अफ़सर (afsar)
  2. functionary

Declension

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

अधिकारी • (adhikārī) stem, m

  1. masculine nominative singular of अधिकारिन् (adhikārin)
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