अधिकारी adhikārī

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Governor, ruler, minister, functionary, official, officer, (and generally) one invested with power or authority.
Proprietor, owner, master, heir.
Agent, deputy; one who possesses a right, title, or privilege.

Usual translation

  1. (one) who has a right

Origin of the definition

अधिकार adhikār (sanskrit)

Right, authority, command, possession, occupation, entitlement.

S ادهکاري अधिकारी adhikārī, s.m. Governor, ruler, minister; functionary, official, officer, (and generally) one invested with power or authority; proprietor, owner, master; heir; agent; deputy; one who possesses a right, title, or privilege.

-ई -ī. Diminutive feminine nominal suffix or adjectival suffix. Relating to, forms adjectives from nouns. Doer, possessor. Forms abstract nouns from adjectives or common nouns.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

643 occurrences

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Mamma

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Created
Tuesday 5 May 2020
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Sunday 15 February 2026