حكمة

See also: چکمه‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Not from the root ح ك م‎ (ḥ-k-m) because this root is else related to “deciding”, but here the meaning is outright abstract and imitates Classical Syriac ܚܶܟܡܬܳܐ‎ (ḥeḵməṯā). Compare also Hebrew חָכְמָה‎ (khokhmá, “wisdom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħik.ma/

Noun

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

1. verbal noun of حَكُمَ‎ (ḥakuma) (form I)
2. wisdom
3. knowledge
4. medical art
5. philosophy
6. justice, equity
7. reason
8. secret decree of God
9. prophecy
10. the Qur'an
11. (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

• Hindi: हिकमत (hikmat)
• Swahili: hekima
• Urdu: حکمت‎ (hikmat)

References

• Ahrens, Karl (1930), “Christliches im Qoran. Eine Nachlese”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎^[1] (in German), volume 84, page 27
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “حكمة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

From the root ح ك م‎ (ḥ-k-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.ka.ma/

Noun

حَكَمَة • (ḥakama) f

1. bridle, bit
2. power
3. rank

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

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “حكمة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen