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مَحْكَمَة
court of law /ˈmaħ.ka.ma/
nounA2#793 most common
Also: court, tribunal, courthouse
Example sentences
هٰذِهِ مَحْكَمَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ.
This is a big court.
ذَهَبَ أَبِي إِلَى المَحْكَمَةِ اليَوْمَ.
My father went to the court today.
تَقَعُ المَحْكَمَةُ قُرْبَ مَرْكَزِ المَدِينَةِ.
The court is located near the city center.
أَصْدَرَتِ المَحْكَمَةُ حُكْمَهَا بَعْدَ جَلَسَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ.
The court issued its verdict after a long session.
رَفَضَتِ المَحْكَمَةُ العُلْيَا الطَّعْنَ المُقَدَّمَ مِنَ الدِّفَاعِ.
The supreme court rejected the appeal submitted by the defense.
لَوْلَا اسْتِقْلَالُ المَحْكَمَةِ الدُّسْتُورِيَّةِ لَمَا صَمَدَتْ ضَمَانَاتُ الحُرِّيَّاتِ العَامَّةِ أَمَامَ تَغَوُّلِ السُّلْطَةِ التَّنْفِيذِيَّةِ.
Were it not for the independence of the constitutional court, the guarantees of public freedoms would not have withstood the encroachment of the executive power.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَحْكَمَةٌ | مَحَاكِمُ |
| Genitive | مَحْكَمَةٍ | مَحَاكِمَ |
| Accusative | مَحْكَمَةً | مَحَاكِمَ |
| Vocative | مَحْكَمَةُ | مَحَاكِمُ |
Word family
حَكَمَto judge, to rule
حُكْمjudgment, ruling, verdictحَاكِمruler, governor, judge
حِكْمَةwisdomمَحْكُومsentenced, condemned; governed
Etymology
The word is Arabic, built on the Semitic root ḥ-k-m, which ties together the ideas of judging, ruling, and wisdom. With the prefix ma- and the feminine ending, it forms a noun of place: the place where judgment is given. The same root yields ḥākim, a judge or ruler, and ḥikma, wisdom.
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