حكم

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حكم^¹

/ħa.ka.ma/

verb حَكَمَ · ḥakama · يَحْكُمُ · حُكْم · حُكُومَة

to exercise authority, command, bid, over
to rule, to reign, to decree
to hit upon, to obtain
to happen, to arrive, to befall
to deliver a sentence, to judge between
Similar: قَضَى

verb حَكَمَ · ḥakama · يَحْكُمُ · حَكْم · حَاكِم

to bridle; to put the bit to a bridle
to restrain, to withhold, to rein
to keep, to preserve, to protect

حكم^²

/ħa.ku.ma/

verb حَكُمَ · ḥakuma · يَحْكُمُ · حِكْمَة · حُكْم

to be wise
to establish solidly

حكم^³

/ħak.ka.ma/

verb حَكَّمَ · ḥakkama · يُحَكِّمُ · تَحْكِيم · مُحَكِّم

to appoint as a judge or governor
to bid to give full judgment
to give full powers
to process farther, to produce, to develop, to metabolize

حكم^⁴

/ħukm/

noun حُكْم · ḥukm · أَحْكَام · الْحُكْم

noun from verb verbal noun of حَكَمَ (ḥakama, “to command, to judge, to sentence”) (form I)
sentence, judgment
jurisdiction
power, authority
magistrate
government
decree, command, precept
rule of life
prediction from the stars
fate, predestination
knowledge, wisdom
reason, cause, ground
category
regard

حكم^⁵

/ħakm/

noun حَكْم · ḥakm · الْحَكْم · حَكْمٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of حَكَمَ (ḥakama, “to bridle”) (form I), bridling

حكم^⁶

/ħa.kam/

noun حَكَم · ḥakam · حُكَّام · حُكُوم · الْحَكَم

judge, arbitrator
commander
referee

حكم^⁷

/ħi.kam/

noun حِكَم · ḥikam

plural plural of حِكْمَة (ḥikma)

In English

deem to hold in belief or estimation
sentence (dated) decision or judgement of a court — see also judgment, verdict
judge to sit in judgment on, pass sentence on
order command
decision choice or judgement
rule the act of ruling; control
govern to exercise sovereign authority in
command order
referee sport: umpire, judge of a game
mandate official command
reign the exercise of sovereign power
umpire to act as an umpire in a game

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {حكم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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