حَكَمَ (ḥakama)to govern
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb حَكَمَ (ḥakama) — “to govern”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation (1): حَكَمَ يَحْكُمُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| حَكَمَ ḥakama | يَحْكُمُ yaḥkumu | اُحْكُمْ auḥkum | حُكْمٌ ḥukmun |
Conjugation (2): حَكَّمَ يُحَكِّمُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| حَكَّمَ ḥakaama | يُحَكِّمُ yuḥakiimu | حَكِّمْ ḥakiim | تَحْكِيم taḥkīm |
Meanings & examples
1. to govern
- حَكَمَ المَلِكُ بِلَادَهُ بِعَدْلٍ.The king governed his country with justice.
- أَلَمْ يَحْكِمِ الرَّئِيسُ السَّابِقُ بِشِدَّةٍ؟Did not the former president govern harshly?
- حَكَمَ القَائِدُ الجَدِيدُ الجَيْشَ بِقُوَّةٍ وَحَزْمٍ.The new commander governed the army with strength and decisiveness.
2. to judge
- حَكَمَ القَاضِي عَلَى المُتَّهَمِ بِالبَرَاءَةِ.The judge judged the accused innocent.
- حَكَمَ الفَرِيقُ المُبَارَاةَ بِحَيَادِيَّةٍ.The referee judged the match impartially.
- لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَحْكُمُ الأُسْتَاذَةُ عَلَى الطَّالِبِ بِالنَّجَاحِ؟Why did the professor not judge the student as successful?
3. to rule
- حَكَمَ القَاضِي بِالعَدْلِ.The judge ruled with justice.
- حَكَمَ المَلِكُ بِلَادَهُ بِحِكْمَةٍ وَرُشْدٍ.The king ruled his country with wisdom and guidance.
- هَلْ سَيَحْكُمُ هَذَا الرَّئِيسُ بِالْقُوَّةِ أَمْ بِالدِّيمُقْرَاطِيَّةِ؟Will this president rule by force or by democracy?
4. to grow wiser
5. to rule, decree
- حَكَمَ المَلِكُ بِلَادَهُ بِعَدْلٍ.The king governed his country with justice.
- حَكَمَتِ القَاضِيَةُ فِي القَضِيَّةِ بِحِكْمَةٍ.The judge governed the case with wisdom.
- أَلَمْ يَحْكِمِ الرَّئِيسُ السَّابِقُ بِشِدَّةٍ؟Did not the former president govern harshly?
6. to rule, to judge
- حَكَمَ القَاضِي بِالعَدْلِ.The judge ruled with justice.
- يَحْكُمُ المَلِكُ بِلَادَهُ بِالحِكْمَةِ.The king rules his country with wisdom.
- مَنْ يَحْكُمُ هَذِهِ المَدِينَةَ الآنَ؟Who rules this city now?
7. to appoint as judge
- حَكَّمَتِ الْمَحْكَمَةُ قَاضِيًا مُسْتَقِلًّا لِلنَّظَرِ فِي الْقَضِيَّةِ.The court appointed an independent judge to consider the case.
- سَيُحَكِّمُونَ خَبِيرًا دَوْلِيًّا لِفَضِّ النِّزَاعِ بَيْنَ الشَّرِكَتَيْنِ.They will appoint an international expert as judge to resolve the dispute between the two companies.
- طَلَبَتِ الْأَطْرَافُ الْمُتَنَازِعَةُ أَنْ يُحَكِّمُوا مُحَكِّمًا مُحَايِدًا.The disputing parties requested that they appoint a neutral arbitrator as judge.
8. to control
- تَحْكُمُ الْحُكُومَةُ الْجَدِيدَةُ الْبِلَادَ بِقَبْضَةٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ لِفَرْضِ الْأَمْنِ.The new government controls the country with an iron fist to enforce security.
- يَحْكُمُ الْقَائِدُ الْجَيْشَ بِانْضِبَاطٍ شَدِيدٍ لِضَمَانِ الْوَلَاءِ.The leader controls the army with strict discipline to ensure loyalty.
- مَنْ يَحْكُمُ هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةَ الْكَبِيرَةَ بِكُلِّ هَذِهِ الْفَاعِلِيَّةِ؟Who controls this large city with all this efficiency?
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