# حكم
## Arabic

* Root
* ح ك م (ḥ k m)
* 18 terms

### Etymology 1.1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħa.ka.ma/

#### Verb

حَكَمَ • (ḥakama) I (non-past يَحْكُمُ (yaḥkumu), verbal noun حُكْم (ḥukm) or حُكُومَة (ḥukūma))
* to exercise authority, command, bid, to rule, to reign, to decree
* to hit upon, to obtain
* to happen, to arrive, to befall
* to deliver a sentence, to judge between

##### Synonyms

* (to judge): قَضَى (qaḍā)

##### Descendants

* Maltese: ħakem

#### Verb

حَكَمَ • (ḥakama) I (non-past يَحْكُمُ (yaḥkumu), verbal noun حَكْم (ḥakm))
* to bridle; to put the bit to a bridle
* to restrain, to withhold, to rein
* to keep, to preserve, to protect

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 1.2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħa.ku.ma/

#### Verb

حَكُمَ • (ḥakuma) I (non-past يَحْكُمُ (yaḥkumu), verbal noun حِكْمَة (ḥikma) or حُكْم (ḥukm))
* to be wise
* to establish solidly

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 1.3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħak.ka.ma/

#### Verb

حَكَّمَ • (ḥakkama) II (non-past يُحَكِّمُ (yuḥakkimu), verbal noun تَحْكِيم (taḥkīm))
* 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

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 1.4
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħukm/
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

حُكْم • (ḥukm) m (plural أَحْكَام (ʔaḥkām))
* 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

##### Descendants

* → Azerbaijani: hökm
* → Kazakh: үкім (ükım)
* → Kyrgyz: өкүм (öküm)
* → Malay: hukum
** Indonesian: hukum
** → Tagalog: hukom
* → Persian: حکم
** Tajik: ҳукм (hukm)
** → Urdu: حکم
*** → Ushojo: حکم
* → Ottoman Turkish: حكم
** Turkish: hüküm
** → Crimean Tatar: üküm
** → Romanian: hochim
* → Swahili: hukumu
* → Turkmen: höküm
* → Uyghur: ھۆكۈم (höküm)
* → Uzbek: hukm

### Etymology 1.5
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħakm/

#### Noun

حَكْم • (ḥakm) m
* verbal noun of حَكَمَ (ḥakama, “to bridle”) (form I), bridling

##### Declension
### Etymology 1.6
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħa.kam/

#### Noun

* Audio:(file)
حَكَم • (ḥakam) m (plural حُكَّام (ḥukkām) or حُكُوم (ḥukūm))
* judge, arbitrator
* commander
* referee

##### Declension
### Etymology 1.7
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħi.kam/

#### Noun

حِكَم • (ḥikam) pl
* plural of حِكْمَة (ḥikma)

## Hijazi Arabic

* Root
* ح ك م
* 1 term

### Etymology 1

From Arabic حَكَمَ (ḥakama).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħa.kam/

#### Verb

حكم • (ḥakam) I (non-past يِحْكُم (yiḥkum))
* to rule
* to judge

##### Conjugation

Conjugation of حكم (ḥakam) :
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| past | m | حكمت (ḥakamt) | حكمت (ḥakamt) | حكم (ḥakam) | حكمنا (ḥakamna) | حكمتوا (ḥakamtu) | حكموا (ḥakamu) |
| past | f | حكمت (ḥakamt) | حكمتي (ḥakamti) | حكمت (ḥakamat) | حكمنا (ḥakamna) | حكمتوا (ḥakamtu) | حكموا (ḥakamu) |
| non-past | m | أحكم (ʔaḥkum) | تحكم (tiḥkum) | يحكم (yiḥkum) | نحكم (niḥkum) | تحكموا (tiḥkumu) | يحكموا (yiḥkumu) |
| non-past | f | أحكم (ʔaḥkum) | تحكمي (tiḥkumi) | تحكم (tiḥkum) | نحكم (niḥkum) | تحكموا (tiḥkumu) | يحكموا (yiḥkumu) |
| imperative | m | | احكم (aḥkum) | | | احكموا (aḥkumu) | |
| imperative | f | | احكمي (aḥkumi) | | | احكموا (aḥkumu) | |

### Etymology 2

From Arabic حُكْم (ḥukm).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħu.kum/, [ħʊ.kʊm]

#### Noun

حكم • (ḥukum) m (construct state حُكْم (ḥukm), plural أحكام (ʔaḥkām))
* reign
* judgement, ruling
* verdict

### Etymology 3

From Arabic حَكَم (ḥakam).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħa.kam/

#### Noun

حكم • (ḥakam) m (plural حكام (ḥukkām))
* referee

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħi.kam/

#### Noun

حِكَم • (ḥikam) pl
* plural of حِكْمَة (ḥikma)

## South Levantine Arabic

* Root
* ح ك م
* 3 terms

### Etymology 1

From Arabic حَكَمَ (ḥakama).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħa.kam/, [ˈħa.kam]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

#### Verb

حكم • (ḥakam) I (present بحكم (boḥkom))
* to rule over
* (+ على) to judge, to sentence

##### Conjugation

Conjugation of حكم (ḥakam) :
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| past | m | حكمت (ḥakamt) | حكمت (ḥakamt) | حكم (ḥakam) | حكمنا (ḥakamna) | حكمتو (ḥakamtu) | حكمو (ḥakamu) |
| past | f | حكمت (ḥakamt) | حكمتي (ḥakamti) | حكمت (ḥakmat) | حكمنا (ḥakamna) | حكمتو (ḥakamtu) | حكمو (ḥakamu) |
| present | m | بحكم (baḥkom) | بتحكم (btoḥkom) | بحكم (boḥkom) | منحكم (mnoḥkom) | بتحكمو (btoḥkomu) | بحكمو (boḥkomu) |
| present | f | بحكم (baḥkom) | بتحكمي (btoḥkomi) | بتحكم (btoḥkom) | منحكم (mnoḥkom) | بتحكمو (btoḥkomu) | بحكمو (boḥkomu) |
| subjunctive | m | أحكم (ʔaḥkom) | تحكم (toḥkom) | يحكم (yoḥkom) | نحكم (noḥkom) | تحكمو (toḥkomu) | يحكمو (yoḥkomu) |
| subjunctive | f | أحكم (ʔaḥkom) | تحكمي (toḥkomi) | تحكم (toḥkom) | نحكم (noḥkom) | تحكمو (toḥkomu) | يحكمو (yoḥkomu) |
| imperative | m | | احكم (oḥkom) | | | احكمو (oḥkomu) | |
| imperative | f | | احكمي (oḥkomi) | | | احكمو (oḥkomu) | |

### Etymology 2

From Arabic حَكَّمَ (ḥakkama).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħak.kam/, [ˈħak.kam]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

#### Verb

حكّم • (ḥakkam) II (present بحكّم (biḥakkem))
* to check up on (a patient)

##### Conjugation

Conjugation of حكّم (ḥakkam) :
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| past | m | حكّمت (ḥakkamt) | حكّمت (ḥakkamt) | حكّم (ḥakkam) | حكّمنا (ḥakkamna) | حكّمتو (ḥakkamtu) | حكّمو (ḥakkamu) |
| past | f | حكّمت (ḥakkamt) | حكّمتي (ḥakkamti) | حكّمت (ḥakkamat) | حكّمنا (ḥakkamna) | حكّمتو (ḥakkamtu) | حكّمو (ḥakkamu) |
| present | m | بحكّم (baḥakkem) | بتحكّم (bitḥakkem) | بحكّم (biḥakkem) | منحكّم (minḥakkem) | بتحكّمو (bitḥakkmu) | بحكّمو (biḥakkmu) |
| present | f | بحكّم (baḥakkem) | بتحكّمي (bitḥakkmi) | بتحكّم (bitḥakkem) | منحكّم (minḥakkem) | بتحكّمو (bitḥakkmu) | بحكّمو (biḥakkmu) |
| subjunctive | m | احكّم (aḥakkem) | تحكّم (tḥakkem) | يحكّم (yḥakkem) | نحكّم (nḥakkem) | تحكّمو (tḥakkmu) | يحكّمو (yḥakkmu) |
| subjunctive | f | احكّم (aḥakkem) | تحكّمي (tḥakkmi) | تحكّم (tḥakkem) | نحكّم (nḥakkem) | تحكّمو (tḥakkmu) | يحكّمو (yḥakkmu) |
| imperative | m | | حكّم (ḥakkem) | | | حكّمو (ḥakkmu) | |
| imperative | f | | حكّمي (ḥakkmi) | | | حكّمو (ḥakkmu) | |