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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā, “order, command, authority”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑːɡ.jɑː/,
Noun
आज्ञा • (ājñā) f (Urdu spelling آجنا)
- order, command
- Synonym: हुक्म (hukma)
- उसकी आज्ञा नहीं टल सकती। ― uskī ājñā nahī̃ ṭal saktī. ― His order cannot be reverted.
अपके पिता की आज्ञा का पालन करो।- apke pitā kī ājñā kā pālan karo.
- Obey the commands of your father.
- (Hinduism, Sikhism) an order or commandment of a spiritual master or guru to a disciple
Declension
Declension of आज्ञा (fem ā-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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आज्ञा
ājñā
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आज्ञाएँ
ājñāẽ
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| oblique
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आज्ञा
ājñā
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आज्ञाओं
ājñāõ
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| vocative
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आज्ञा
ājñā
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आज्ञाओ
ājñāo
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Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Etymology
आ- (ā-) + ज्ञा (jñā).
Pronunciation
Noun
आज्ञा • (ājñā) stem, f
- order, command (Mn. X, 56, MBh. etc.)
- authority, unlimited power (Bālar.)
- name of the tenth lunar mansion (VarBṛ.)
- permission (Mn. IX, 199)
- अनाज्ञया (an-ā-jñayā) - without permission of (+genitive)
Declension
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