Arabic

Noun

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

1. verbal noun of حَكَمَ ‎(ḥakama) (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 Koran
11. (modern) the Gospel

Declension

Descendants

References

• 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).

Noun

حَكَمَة • ‎(ḥakama) f

1. bridle, bit
2. power
3. rank

Declension

References

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