حُكْم judgment in Arabic
حُكْم is how you say “judgment” in Arabic.
Root ح ك م ḥ-k-m. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar). ḥukm.
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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
Example sentence
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.
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How it is used
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
- حَكَمَ to restrain, hold back; to judge, decide
- حَكَّمَ to appoint as judge; to give someone authority to decide
- حَاكَمَ to summon before a judge, take to litigation
- أَحْكَمَ to make firm, secure, strengthen
- حَكَمٌ an arbiter, umpire, judge
- حَكِيمٌ wise
- حِكْمَةٌ wisdom
- حُكُومَةٌ judgment, arbitration; government
More example sentences
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.
إن كان مما يدرك بالاجتهاد كالمعاني والأحكام الجلية والخفية والعموم والخصوص والإعراب وغير ذلك
If it is something reachable through juristic effort, like clear and hidden meanings, general and specific rulings, grammar, and the like.
وَالْأَحْكَامِ and rules
Another example joined by 'and' — 'rulings,' a broken plural — soon split into clear and hidden by the adjectives next.
أمّا صلاةُ الجنازةِ فحكمُها في الجمعِ أقربُ إلى النوافلِ،
As for the funeral prayer, its ruling regarding combining is closer to optional prayers.
فَحُكْمُهَا so its ruling
The 'fa-' answers 'as for,' and 'its ruling' (with 'its' for the funeral prayer) is the subject of the comment. The funeral prayer's status, it says, leans toward the optional — stated next.
فيوم القيامة تبدو سريرته ويكون الحكم والظهور لها
On the Day of Judgment, his inner state will be revealed, and judgment will be made accordingly.
الْحُكْمُ judgment
A noun made definite by al-, standing as the subject of the 'comes to be' verb, hence its subject ending. The al- marks 'the judgment' as the definite, decisive ruling of that Day.
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).
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).