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Also written محكم: مُحَكَّم (arbitrator)
Highlights
Feminine
مُحْكَمَة
Masculine plural
مُحْكَمُون
Feminine plural
مُحْكَمَات
Most common words from the same root
مُحْكَم in English
Adjective
- tight, airtight, sealed
- coherent, solid figurative
خِطَّة مُحْكَمَةa watertight plan
- perfect
Word origin
Derived from the passive participle of أَحْكَمَ (ʔaḥkama).
Words from the root ح-ك-م
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
حَكَمَ
· present يَحْكُمُ
Form I · The plain action
to exercise authority, command, bid, over; to rule, to reign, to decree; to hit upon, to obtain
حَكَمَ
· present يَحْكُمُ
Form I · The plain action
to bridle; to put the bit to a bridle; to restrain, to withhold, to rein; to keep, to preserve, to protect
حَكْم
حَاكِم
مَحْكُوم
حَكُمَ
· present يَحْكُمُ
Form I · The plain action
to be wise; to establish solidly
حَكَّمَ
· present يُحَكِّمُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to appoint as a judge or governor; to bid to give full judgment; to give full powers
أَحْكَمَ
· present يُحْكِمُ
Form IV · Causative
to tighten, to clench, (in a bysense, and so translatable) to consolidate, to increase in strength; to get hold of, to seize, to bring or maintain under control, to grab tightly; to master, to know well or to be proficient in, to be able in
تَحَكَّمَ
· present يَتَحَكَّمُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to have one's own way; to domineer; to control, to be in command (في of); to reign, to govern
اِحْتَكَمَ
· present يَحْتَكِمُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to get settled; to arbitrate in; to accept an arbitration in
اِحْتِكَام
مُحْتَكِم
مُحْتَكَم
trial
حَكَمَة
bridle
حَكَم
judge
أَحْكَم
elative degree of حَكِيم
حُكْمِيّ
legal
حُكْم مُؤَبَّد
synonym of سَجْن مُؤَبَّد
اِسْتِحْكَام
intensification
حَاكِمِيَّة
authority
مَحْكُومِيَّة
condamnation
مُسْتَحْكَم
fortified
مُحْكَم: plural and other forms
| Singular | مُحْكَم |
|---|---|
| Feminine | مُحْكَمَة |
| Masculine plural | مُحْكَمُون |
| Feminine plural | مُحْكَمَات |
مُحْكَم in a sentence
Dictionary examples
coherent
خِطَّة مُحْكَمَةa watertight plan
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