अधिकारी

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Hindi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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अधिकारी (adhikārīm (Urdu spelling ادھکاری)

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

Declension

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References

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

Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Noun

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अधिकारी (adhikārī) stemm

  1. masculine nominative singular of अधिकारिन् (adhikārin)