حَاكِمٌ

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حَاكِمٌ One who judges, gives judgment, passes sentence, or decides judicially; a judge; an arbiter, arbitrator, or umpire; between people: [one who exercises judicial authority, jurisdiction, rule, dominion, or government; a ruler, or governor:] and حَكَمٌ signifies the same: the حَاكِم between people is so called because he restrains from wrongdoing: the pl. is حُكَّامٌ and حَكَمَةٌ, meaning judges, [&c.,] and حَاكِمُونَ is allowable. It is said in a prov., فِى بَيْتِهِ يُؤْتَى [In his house the judge is to be come to]. الحَاكِمُ [as meaning The Supreme Judge] is one of the names of God. See also the next paragraph.

def.2 [The pl.] حَكَمَةٌ also signifies Mockers, scoffers, or deriders. (TA. [The ح in this case seems to be a substitute for ه: see art. هكم.]) أَحْكَمُ [The most qualified to judge of those who judge: or] the most knowing and most just [of them]: or it may mean the wisest of those who possess attributes of wisdom; supposing حَاكِمٌ to be [a possessive epithet] from الحِكْمَةُ, like دَارِعٌ from الدِّرْعُ.

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