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حُكْم
judgment, ruling /ˈħukm/
nounA2#960 most common
Also: verdict, sentence, rule, governance, decree, legal ruling
Example sentences
هٰذا حُكْمٌ عادِلٌ.
This is a fair ruling.
أَصْدَرَ القاضي حُكْمَهُ.
The judge issued his verdict.
نِظامُ الحُكْمِ في البِلادِ جُمهوريٌّ.
The system of government in the country is republican.
اِعتَرَضَ المُحامي على الحُكْمِ وطَلَبَ الاستِئْنافَ.
The lawyer objected to the verdict and requested an appeal.
اِستَمَرَّ حُكْمُهُ ثَلاثينَ عامًا قَبلَ أَنْ يُطاحَ بِهِ.
His rule lasted thirty years before he was overthrown.
تَتَعَدَّدُ الأَحْكامُ الفِقهِيّةُ في هٰذِهِ المَسأَلةِ تَبَعًا لاختِلافِ المَذاهِبِ.
The juristic rulings on this matter vary according to the differing schools of law.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حُكْمٌ (ḥukmun) | أَحْكَامٌ (aḥkāmun) |
| Genitive | حُكْمٍ (ḥukmin) | أَحْكَامٍ (aḥkāmin) |
| Accusative | حُكْمًا (ḥukman) | أَحْكَامًا (aḥkāman) |
| Vocative | يا حُكْمُ (yā ḥukmu) | يا أَحْكَامُ (yā aḥkāmu) |
Word family
حَكَمَ (ḥakama)to judge, to rule, to govern
حَاكِم (ḥākim)ruler, governor
مَحْكَمَة (maḥkama)court
حُكُومَة (ḥukūma)government
حَكَم (ḥakam)referee, arbitrator
Etymology
حُكْم is the verbal noun of the verb ḥakama, meaning to judge or to rule. It derives from the Semitic root ḥ-k-m, whose core sense is to decide with authority and, by extension, to be wise. The same root yields Arabic ḥikma, 'wisdom,' and Hebrew ḥākhām, 'wise.' From a single act of judgment the meaning widened to cover legal verdicts, government, and authority.
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