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حاسِم
decisive /ˈħaː.sim/
adjectiveB2#3798 most common
Also: crucial, conclusive, final
Example sentences
هذا قرار حاسِم.
This is a decisive decision.
كان رده حاسِماً.
His answer was decisive.
نحتاج إلى موقف حاسِم من الحكومة.
We need a decisive stance from the government.
كانت المباراة الأخيرة حاسِمة في تحديد الفريق الفائز بالبطولة.
The final match was decisive in determining the champion.
اتخذ القائد قراراً حاسِماً أنهى به الأزمة السياسية.
The leader made a decisive decision that ended the political crisis.
رغم الضغوط الهائلة، ظل موقفه حاسِماً وغير قابل للتفاوض، مما حسم الجدل الدائر منذ أشهر.
Despite enormous pressure, his position remained decisive and non-negotiable, which settled a debate that had run on for months.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حاسِمٌ | حاسِمونَ |
| Genitive | حاسِمٍ | حاسِمينَ |
| Accusative | حاسِماً | حاسِمينَ |
| Vocative | يا حاسِمُ | يا حاسِمونَ |
Word family
حَسَمَto decide, settle a matter definitively
حاسِمةdecisive (feminine form)
حُسَامsword, blade
حَسْمsettlement, resolution; also discount (price cut)
انْحِسامthe act of being resolved or settled
Etymology
حاسِم comes from the Arabic triliteral root ح-س-م (h-s-m), whose core verb حسم means to cut off or settle a matter definitively. حاسِم is the active participle, literally "one who cuts off" or "that which settles decisively." The same root gives حسام, a sword, since a sword makes a clean, final cut, just as a decisive act ends debate or doubt.
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