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حُكُومَة
government /ħuˈkuːma/
nounA2#963 most common
Also: the cabinet, the administration, the authorities
Example sentences
هَذِهِ حُكُومَةٌ جَدِيدَة.
This is a new government.
الحُكُومَة تَبْنِي مَدَارِسَ جَدِيدَة.
The government is building new schools.
أَعْلَنَتِ الحُكُومَة قَرَارَاتٍ جَدِيدَة أَمْس.
The government announced new decisions yesterday.
تَسْعَى الحُكُومَة إِلَى خَفْضِ مُعَدَّلِ البَطَالَة.
The government is trying to lower the unemployment rate.
وَاجَهَتِ الحُكُومَة انْتِقَادَاتٍ حَادَّةً بِسَبَبِ سِيَاسَتِهَا الاقْتِصَادِيَّة.
The government faced sharp criticism because of its economic policy.
لَوْلَا تَدَخُّلُ الحُكُومَةِ فِي الأَسْوَاقِ لَانْهَارَتِ العُمْلَةُ الوَطَنِيَّةُ تَمَامًا.
Had the government not intervened in the markets, the national currency would have collapsed completely.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حُكُومَةٌ | حُكُومَاتٌ |
| Genitive | حُكُومَةٍ | حُكُومَاتٍ |
| Accusative | حُكُومَةً | حُكُومَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا حُكُومَةُ | يَا حُكُومَاتُ |
Word family
حَاكِم (ḥākim)ruler, governor
حُكْم (ḥukm)ruling, verdict, rule
حَكَمَ (ḥakama)to rule, to judge
مَحْكَمَة (maḥkama)court of law
حِكْمَة (ḥikma)wisdom
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root ح-ك-م (ḥ-k-m), which carries the senses of judging, ruling, and restraining. From the base verb ḥakama, "to judge or rule," Arabic builds the noun ḥukūma on a pattern used for offices and functions. The same root gives words for a ruler, a court, and wisdom, since the early sense links sound judgment to authority.
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