Arabic vocabulary
حُكْمjudgment in Arabic
حُكْم is how you say “judgment” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Root ح ك م (ḥ-k-m)noun (verbal noun / maṣdar)Pronounced ḥukm
Meaning of judgment in Arabic
- judgment, judicial decision, verdict — the sentence a judge passes for or against a party
- rule, authority, jurisdiction, dominion — the exercise of governing power over someone
- ordinance, decree, ruling — something ordered or decreed as binding
Ḥukm is the main verbal noun of the verb ḥakama "to judge." Lane traces the verb's core sense to restraining or holding someone back from wrongdoing; the judicial sense — passing sentence for or against a party — and the senses of ruling authority and decree all grow from that same idea of holding something in check.
Words from the same root
- حَكَمَto restrain, hold back; to judge, decide
- حَكَّمَto appoint as judge; to give someone authority to decide
- حَاكَمَto summon before a judge, take to litigation
- أَحْكَمَto make firm, secure, strengthen
- حَكَمٌan arbiter, umpire, judge
- حَكِيمٌwise
- حِكْمَةٌwisdom
- حُكُومَةٌjudgment, arbitration; government
Common questions
- How do you say "judgment" in Arabic?
- Judgment is حُكْم (ḥukm) in Arabic.
- What is the root of حُكْم and what does it mean?
- It comes from the triliteral root ح-ك-م (ḥ-k-m), whose core sense is to restrain or hold back, extended to judging and ruling; the same root gives حَكَم (judge), حَكِيم (wise), حِكْمَة (wisdom), and حُكُومَة (government).
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
بِحَيْثُ يُعْطِيهِ ذَلِك كَمَا توكله على الله تَعَالَى وتفويضه إِلَيْهِ وَالصَّبْر لحكمه وَالرِّضَا بِقَضَائِهِ
Such that it gives him reliance on Allah the Exalted, entrusting matters to Him, patience with His ruling, and contentment with His decree.
لِحُكْمِهِ — with His decree. The li- marks what the patience is shown toward — 'patience FOR His ruling'; 'ruling' carries 'His' and sits genitive.
From: Worship God Alone →غير مُهْملَة وَلَا مُرْسلَة تَحت حكم الطبيعة والهوى
Not neglected or left uncontrolled under the rule of nature and desire.
حُكْمِ — the rule. 'Rule / governance', first term of an 'of' pairing — 'the rule of nature' — genitive after 'under'. It owns the noun that follows.
From: Humility Before the Divine →
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