حكمة

See also: چکمه

Arabic
Root
ح ك م (ḥ-k-m)

Etymology 1

From the verbal noun of حَكُمَ (ḥakuma, “to be wise”). Compare Hebrew חָכְמָה (ḥokhmá, “wisdom”) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎋𐎎𐎚 (ḥkmt).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħik.ma/

Noun

حِكْمَة • (ḥikma) f (plural حِكَم (ḥikam))

  1. wisdom
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 16:125:
      اُدْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ
      udʕu ʔilā sabīli rabbika bi-l-ḥikmati wal-mawʕiẓati l-ḥasanati
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. knowledge
  3. (obsolete) medical art
  4. philosophy
  5. justice, equity
  6. reason
  7. secret decree of God
  8. prophecy
  9. the Qur'an
  10. (modern) the Gospel
Declension
Declension of noun حِكْمَة (ḥikma)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حِكْمَة
ḥikma		 الْحِكْمَة
al-ḥikma		 حِكْمَة
ḥikmat
Nominative حِكْمَةٌ
ḥikmatun		 الْحِكْمَةُ
al-ḥikmatu		 حِكْمَةُ
ḥikmatu
Accusative حِكْمَةً
ḥikmatan		 الْحِكْمَةَ
al-ḥikmata		 حِكْمَةَ
ḥikmata
Genitive حِكْمَةٍ
ḥikmatin		 الْحِكْمَةِ
al-ḥikmati		 حِكْمَةِ
ḥikmati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حِكْمَتَيْن
ḥikmatayn		 الْحِكْمَتَيْن
al-ḥikmatayn		 حِكْمَتَيْ
ḥikmatay
Nominative حِكْمَتَانِ
ḥikmatāni		 الْحِكْمَتَانِ
al-ḥikmatāni		 حِكْمَتَا
ḥikmatā
Accusative حِكْمَتَيْنِ
ḥikmatayni		 الْحِكْمَتَيْنِ
al-ḥikmatayni		 حِكْمَتَيْ
ḥikmatay
Genitive حِكْمَتَيْنِ
ḥikmatayni		 الْحِكْمَتَيْنِ
al-ḥikmatayni		 حِكْمَتَيْ
ḥikmatay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حِكَم
ḥikam		 الْحِكَم
al-ḥikam		 حِكَم
ḥikam
Nominative حِكَمٌ
ḥikamun		 الْحِكَمُ
al-ḥikamu		 حِكَمُ
ḥikamu
Accusative حِكَمًا
ḥikaman		 الْحِكَمَ
al-ḥikama		 حِكَمَ
ḥikama
Genitive حِكَمٍ
ḥikamin		 الْحِكَمِ
al-ḥikami		 حِكَمِ
ḥikami
Descendants
  • → Persian: حکمت (hekmet)
  • → Uyghur: ھېكمەت (hëkmet)
  • → Uzbek: hikmat
  • → Swahili: hekima
References
  • Ahrens, Karl (1930) “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (in German), volume 84, page 27

Etymology 2
Root
ح ك م (ḥ-k-m)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħa.ka.ma/

Noun

حَكَمَة • (ḥakama) f (plural حَكَمَات (ḥakamāt))

  1. bridle, bit
    • a. 609, Zuhayr, إنّ الخليطَ أجدَّ البينَ فانفرقا:
      القَائِدَ الْخَيْلَ مَنْكُوبًا دَوَابِرُهَا قَدِّ أُحْكِمَتْ حَكَمَاتِ الْقِدِّ والأبَقا
      al-qāʔida l-ḵayla mankūban dawābiru-hā qaddi ʔuḥkimat ḥakamāti l-qiddi wa-l-ʔabaqā
      Leader of a horse of veering hind legs, fastened by bridles of leather strips and banana fibres.
  2. power, rank, station, position
Declension
Declension of noun حَكَمَة (ḥakama)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حَكَمَة
ḥakama		 الْحَكَمَة
al-ḥakama		 حَكَمَة
ḥakamat
Nominative حَكَمَةٌ
ḥakamatun		 الْحَكَمَةُ
al-ḥakamatu		 حَكَمَةُ
ḥakamatu
Accusative حَكَمَةً
ḥakamatan		 الْحَكَمَةَ
al-ḥakamata		 حَكَمَةَ
ḥakamata
Genitive حَكَمَةٍ
ḥakamatin		 الْحَكَمَةِ
al-ḥakamati		 حَكَمَةِ
ḥakamati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حَكَمَتَيْن
ḥakamatayn		 الْحَكَمَتَيْن
al-ḥakamatayn		 حَكَمَتَيْ
ḥakamatay
Nominative حَكَمَتَانِ
ḥakamatāni		 الْحَكَمَتَانِ
al-ḥakamatāni		 حَكَمَتَا
ḥakamatā
Accusative حَكَمَتَيْنِ
ḥakamatayni		 الْحَكَمَتَيْنِ
al-ḥakamatayni		 حَكَمَتَيْ
ḥakamatay
Genitive حَكَمَتَيْنِ
ḥakamatayni		 الْحَكَمَتَيْنِ
al-ḥakamatayni		 حَكَمَتَيْ
ḥakamatay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حَكَمَات
ḥakamāt		 الْحَكَمَات
al-ḥakamāt		 حَكَمَات
ḥakamāt
Nominative حَكَمَاتٌ
ḥakamātun		 الْحَكَمَاتُ
al-ḥakamātu		 حَكَمَاتُ
ḥakamātu
Accusative حَكَمَاتٍ
ḥakamātin		 الْحَكَمَاتِ
al-ḥakamāti		 حَكَمَاتِ
ḥakamāti
Genitive حَكَمَاتٍ
ḥakamātin		 الْحَكَمَاتِ
al-ḥakamāti		 حَكَمَاتِ
ḥakamāti
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