الحكم

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root 'الحكم' (al-ḥukm) primarily concerns judgment, ruling, and wisdom. It encompasses the act of deciding, the person who decides, and the principles or knowledge that guide such decisions. The root also extends to concepts of perfection, control, and even specific historical figures and places.

Derived headwords

الحُكْمnoun

1.
Judgment, rulingboth
The act of deciding a case or matter, or the decision itself. It can refer to legal judgments, authoritative decisions, or general pronouncements.
2.
Wisdomboth
Profound understanding, insight, and good judgment, often acquired through experience.
3.
Jurisdictionmodern
The official power to make legal decisions and judgments.

الحكم، بالضم: القضاء — Judgment, by pronunciation of damma: adjudication

أحكامnoun

1.
Judgments, rulingsboth
Plural of 'ḥukm', referring to multiple decisions, laws, or legal pronouncements.

ج: أحكام — plural: judgments

حَكَمَverb

1.
To judge, to ruleboth
To make a decision or pronouncement, especially in a legal or authoritative capacity.
2.
To governboth
To exercise control or authority over a territory or group of people.
3.
To decreeboth
To order or decide something authoritatively.

وقد حكم عليه بالأمر حكما وحكومة — And he ruled upon him concerning the matter with a ruling and a judgment.

حُكْمًاnoun

1.
A ruling, a judgmentboth
The act or instance of judging or ruling.

وقد حكم عليه بالأمر حكما وحكومة — And he ruled upon him concerning the matter with a ruling and a judgment.

حُكومَةnoun

1.
Judgment, decisionboth
A ruling or decision, often in a dispute or legal context.
2.
Governmentmodern
The governing body of a nation, state, or community.

و بينهم كذلك — And between them likewise.

الحَاكِمnoun

1.
The judge, the rulerboth
One who exercises authority, makes judgments, or governs.

والحاكم: منفذ الحكم — And the ruler: the one who executes the judgment.

حُكَّامnoun

1.
Judges, rulersboth
Plural of 'ḥākim', referring to multiple individuals who judge or rule.

ج: حكام — plural: judges

حَاكَمَهُverb

1.
To sue, to litigateboth
To call someone to account or to bring them before a judge or authority.

وحاكمه إلى الحاكم: دعاه وخاصمه — And he sued him before the ruler: he summoned him and disputed with him.

حَكَّمَهُverb

1.
To appoint as judgeboth
To empower someone to make a judgment or decision.

وحكمه في الأمر تحكيما: أمره أن يحكم — And he appointed him as judge in the matter: he ordered him to judge.

تَحَكَّمَverb

1.
To be subject to judgmentboth
To have one's case decided or ruled upon.
2.
To impose one's willclassical
To act tyrannically or to enforce one's opinion absolutely.

وتحكم: جاز فيه حكمه — And it was subject to judgment: his ruling became effective.

الأحْكُومَةnoun

1.
Judgment, decisionclassical
The outcome or result of a judgment or arbitration.

والاسم: الأحكومة والحكومة — And the noun: al-aḥkūmah and al-ḥukūmah.

الحُكْمَانname

1.
Al-Ḥukmānclassical
A dual noun referring to the two arbitrators, specifically Abu Musa al-Ash'ari and Amr ibn al-As in the context of the arbitration during the early Islamic period.

والحكمان، محركة: أبو موسى الأشعري، وعمرو بن العاص — And al-Ḥukmān, with vowels: Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, and Amr ibn al-As.

الحِكْمَةnoun

1.
Wisdomboth
Profound knowledge, understanding, and good judgment.
2.
Justiceboth
Fairness and righteousness in judgment and action.
3.
Prudenceboth
The quality of being prudent; cautiousness.
4.
Prophethoodclassical
The state or office of being a prophet.
5.
The Quranclassical
The holy book of Islam.

والحكمة، بالكسر: العدل، والعلم، والحلم، والنبوة، والقرآن، والإنجيل — And wisdom, by pronunciation of kasra: justice, knowledge, clemency, prophethood, the Quran, and the Gospel.

أَحْكَمَهُverb

1.
To perfect, to make proficientboth
To make something skillfully done or accomplished.
2.
To prevent from corruptionboth
To safeguard something from error or decay.
3.
To restrainboth
To hold back or prevent someone from doing something.
4.
To equip (a horse)classical
To fit a horse with a bridle or bit.

وأحكمه: أتقنه فاستحكم — And He perfected it: He made it masterly, so it became perfected.

حَكَمَهُverb

1.
To restrainboth
To prevent someone from doing something they want to do.

ومنعه عن الفساد، كحكمه حكما، وعن الأمر: رجعه فحكم، ومنعه مما يريد، كحكمه وحكمه — And prevented him from corruption, like ruling him with a ruling, and from the matter: he turned him back, so he ruled, and prevented him from what he wanted, like restraining him and restraining him.

الحِكْمَةnoun

1.
Bridle bitclassical
The part of a horse's bridle that goes into its mouth, including the cheek pieces.
2.
Forehead, headclassical
The front part of the face or head.
3.
Affair, matterclassical
A person's situation, business, or concern.
4.
Chin (of a sheep)classical
The beard or tuft of hair under the chin of a sheep.
5.
Status, positionclassical
A person's rank or standing.

والحكمة، محركة: ما أحاط بحنكي الفرس من لجامه وفيها العذاران — And al-ḥikmah, with vowels: what surrounds the horse's jaws from its bridle and in which are the cheek straps.

مُحْكَمَةadjective

1.
Perfected, well-constructedboth
Describes something that is skillfully made, precise, or without flaw.
2.
Unabrogatedclassical
Refers to verses of scripture that are not superseded or repealed.

وسورة محكمة: غير منسوخة — And a perfected surah: not abrogated.

المُحْكَمَاتnoun

1.
The unambiguous versesclassical
Verses in scripture that are clear and do not require interpretation.

والآيات المحكمات: {قل تعالوا أتل ما حرم ربكم} إلى آخر السورة، أو التي أحكمت فلا يحتاج سامعها إلى تأويلها لبيانها، كأقاصيص الأنبياء — And the unambiguous verses: {Say, 'Come, I will recite what your Lord has forbidden you'} to the end of the surah, or those which are perfected so their listener does not need interpretation for their clarity, like the stories of the prophets.

المُحَكَّمadjective

1.
Experienced, testedclassical
Describes an old, experienced person, often used in poetry.
2.
Just, fairclassical
One who is equitable and impartial.

والشيخ المجرب، وغلط الجوهري في فتح كافه — And the experienced elder, and al-Jawhari erred in opening its kaf.

المُحَكَّمُونnoun

1.
The steadfast onesclassical
Refers to the companions of the Ditch who chose martyrdom over renouncing their faith.

والمحكمون: من أصحاب الأخدود، يروى بالفتح والكسر، ومعناه: المنصف من نفسه، وهم قوم خيروا بين القتل والكفر، فاختاروا الثبات على الإسلام والقتل — And al-Muḥakkamūn: from the companions of the Ditch, narrated with fatha and kasra, and its meaning is: one who is fair to himself, and they are a people who were given a choice between killing and disbelief, so they chose steadfastness upon Islam and death.

الحَكَمnoun

1.
Elderly manclassical
A man advanced in age.
2.
A region in Yemenclassical
A geographical area known as Makhlāf in Yemen.

والحكم، محركة: الرجل المسن، ومخلاف باليمن — And al-ḥakam, with vowels: the elderly man, and a region in Yemen.

حَكِيمname

1.
Hakimboth
A proper name, often appearing in the names of companions and scholars.

والصلت بن حكيم — And al-Ṣalt ibn Ḥakīm

حَكَمَانname

1.
Ḥakmānclassical
A proper name, possibly referring to a place or a person.

وحكمان، كسلمان: اسم — And Ḥakmān, like Salmān: a name.

حُكَّامِيَّةname

1.
Ḥukkāmiyyahclassical
A place name, referring to date palms belonging to the tribe of Banu Ḥukkām.

والحكامية: نخل لبني حكام، كشداد، باليمامة — And al-Ḥukkāmiyyah: date palms belonging to Banu Ḥukkām, like Shaddād, in al-Yamāmah.

مُحَكِّمُname

1.
Muḥakkimclassical
A name, possibly referring to a person or a place, like Muḥakkim al-Yamāmah.

ومعظم اليمامة، قتله خالد بن الوليد — And Muḥakkim of al-Yamāmah, killed by Khalid ibn al-Walid.

ذو الحُكْمname

1.
Dhū al-Ḥukmclassical
A kunyah or epithet, referring to Ṣayfī ibn Rabāḥ, father of Aktham ibn Ṣayfī.

وذو الحكم، بضمتين: صيفي بن رباح، والد أكثم بن صيفي — And Dhū al-Ḥukm, with two dammahs: Ṣayfī ibn Rabāḥ, father of Aktham ibn Ṣayfī.

Parallel reading

الحكم، بالضم: القضاء

Judgment, by pronunciation of damma: adjudication

وقد حكم عليه بالأمر حكما وحكومة

And he ruled upon him concerning the matter with a ruling and a judgment.

والحاكم: منفذ الحكم

And the ruler: the one who executes the judgment.

وحاكمه إلى الحاكم: دعاه وخاصمه

And he sued him before the ruler: he summoned him and disputed with him.

وحكمه في الأمر تحكيما: أمره أن يحكم

And he appointed him as judge in the matter: he ordered him to judge.

وتحكم: جاز فيه حكمه

And it was subject to judgment: his ruling became effective.

والحكمان، محركة: أبو موسى الأشعري، وعمرو بن العاص

And al-Ḥukmān, with vowels: Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, and Amr ibn al-As.

والحكمة، بالكسر: العدل، والعلم، والحلم، والنبوة، والقرآن، والإنجيل

And wisdom, by pronunciation of kasra: justice, knowledge, clemency, prophethood, the Quran, and the Gospel.

وأحكمه: أتقنه فاستحكم

And He perfected it: He made it masterly, so it became perfected.

ومنعه عن الفساد، كحكمه حكما، و عن الأمر: رجعه فحكم، ومنعه مما يريد، كحكمه وحكمه

And prevented him from corruption, like ruling him with a ruling, and from the matter: he turned him back, so he ruled, and prevented him from what he wanted, like restraining him and restraining him.

والحكمة، محركة: ما أحاط بحنكي الفرس من لجامه وفيها العذاران

And al-ḥikmah, with vowels: what surrounds the horse's jaws from its bridle and in which are the cheek straps.

وسورة محكمة: غير منسوخة

And a perfected surah: not abrogated.

والآيات المحكمات: {قل تعالوا أتل ما حرم ربكم} إلى آخر السورة، أو التي أحكمت فلا يحتاج سامعها إلى تأويلها لبيانها، كأقاصيص الأنبياء

And the unambiguous verses: {Say, 'Come, I will recite what your Lord has forbidden you'} to the end of the surah, or those which are perfected so their listener does not need interpretation for their clarity, like the stories of the prophets.

والمحكمون: من أصحاب الأخدود، يروى بالفتح والكسر، ومعناه: المنصف من نفسه، وهم قوم خيروا بين القتل والكفر، فاختاروا الثبات على الإسلام والقتل

And al-Muḥakkamūn: from the companions of the Ditch, narrated with fatha and kasra, and its meaning is: one who is fair to himself, and they are a people who were given a choice between killing and disbelief, so they chose steadfastness upon Islam and death.

والحكم، محركة: الرجل المسن، ومخلاف باليمن

And al-ḥakam, with vowels: the elderly man, and a region in Yemen.

والحكامية: نخل لبني حكام، كشداد، باليمامة

And al-Ḥukkāmiyyah: date palms belonging to Banu Ḥukkām, like Shaddād, in al-Yamāmah.