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مُحاكَمَة
trial /muˈħaːkama/
nounB1#1560 most common
Also: court proceedings, prosecution, hearing
Example sentences
المُحاكَمَة غَداً.
The trial is tomorrow.
بَدَأَت المُحاكَمَة اليَوم.
The trial began today.
حَضَرَ المُحامي المُحاكَمَة.
The lawyer attended the trial.
استَمَرَّت المُحاكَمَة عِدَّة أشهُر.
The trial lasted several months.
طالَبَ الدِفاعُ بإعادة المُحاكَمَة بِسَبَبِ أدِلَّةٍ جَديدة.
The defense demanded a retrial because of new evidence.
أُجِّلَت المُحاكَمَةُ مِراراً قَبلَ صُدورِ الحُكمِ النِهائي.
The trial was postponed repeatedly before the final verdict was issued.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُحاكَمَةٌ | مُحاكَماتٌ |
| Genitive | مُحاكَمَةٍ | مُحاكَماتٍ |
| Accusative | مُحاكَمَةً | مُحاكَماتٍ |
| Vocative | يا مُحاكَمَةُ | يا مُحاكَماتُ |
Word family
حاكَمَto put on trial, to prosecute
مَحْكَمَةcourt of lawحُكْمverdict, rulingحاكِمjudge, rulerمُتَّهَمthe accused, defendant
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ḥ-k-m, which carries the sense of judging and ruling. It is the verbal noun of the form III verb ḥākama, "to bring to court" or "to put on trial." The same root gives Arabic words for judge, court, ruling, and wisdom.
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