حکمت

Borrowed from Arabic حِكْمَة (ḥikma).

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حکمت • (hekmat) (plural حکم (hekam))

1. wisdom; knowledge

   Synonyms: خرد (xerad), علم (elm), عقل (aql)

   • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 489”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎:

     ای در رخ تو پیدا انوار پادشاهی
     در فکرت تو پنهان صد حکمت الهی

     ay dar rux-i tū paydā anwār-i pādišāhī
     dar fikrat-i tū pinhān sad hikmat-i ilāhī

     O you whose cheeks gleam with the light of an emperor,
     A hundred divine mysteries are hidden in your thoughts.

     (Classical Persian romanization)

2. (historical or Islam) philosophy, theosophy, metaphysics; traditionally a broader and more Islamic category than فلسفه (falsafe), which referred only to Hellenistic philosophy.

   حکمت ارسطو ― hekmat-e arastu ― Aristotle's philosophy

   حکمت اشراق ― hekmat-e ešraq ― the philosophy of Illumination; Illuminationism

3. (often in the plural) word of wisdom; sage advice

   Synonyms: پند (pand), اندرز (andarz)

4. (archaic) medical practice; medicine

   Synonym: طب (tebb)

Borrowed from Classical Persian حکمت (hikmat), from Arabic حِكْمَة (ḥikma).

حکمت • (hikmat) f (Hindi spelling हिकमत)

1. wisdom
2. knowledge
3. mystery
4. miracle
5. cleverness

• (cleverly): حکمت سے