حَكَمَهُ
Root: حكم
Form: 1
Full Definition
حَكَمَهُI
, [Present.T
ـُ] Verbal.Noun حُكْمٌ, (Msb, K, [in the TK حَكْمٌ,]) in its primary acceptation, He prevented, restrained, or withheld, him from acting in an evil, or a corrupt, manner; as also
: and from doing that which he desired; as also
; and
حكّمهُ , Verbal.Noun تَحْكِيمٌ: and حُكُومَةٌ [is another Verbal.Noun of حَكَمَهُ, and], accord. to As, primarily signifies the turning a man back from wrongdoing. Ibrá- heem En-Nakha'ee is related to have said, اليَتِيمَ كَمَا تُحَكِّمُ وَلَدَكَ, meaning Restrain thou the orphan from acting in an evil, or a corrupt, manner, and make him good, or virtuous, as thou restrainest thine offspring &c.: and of every one whom thou preventest, or restrainest, or withholdest, from doing a thing, thou sayest, [حَكَمْتُهُ and]
حكّمته and
: or, accord. to Aboo-Sa'eed Ed-Dareer, as related by Sh, the forementioned saying of En-Nakh'ee means let the orphan decide respecting his property, when he is good, or virtuous, as thou lettest thine offspring &c.; but this explanation is not approved. And Jereer says,
2 حَكَمَ الفَرَسَ, and , and حكّمهُ , He pulled in the horse by the bridle and bit, to stop him; he curbed, or restrained, him. And حَكَمَ الدَّابَّةَ, or الفَرَسَ, Verbal.Noun حَكْمٌ; and , or احكمهُ; He put a حَكَمَة [q. v.] to the bit of the beast, or horse.
3 And حكّم الحَوَادِثَ
4 حَكَمْتُ عَلَيْهِ بِكَذَا originally signifies I prevented, restrained, or withheld, him from doing, or suffering, any other than such a thing, so that he could not escape it. [Hence it means I condemned him to such a thing; as, for instance, the payment of a fine or of a debt, and death.] And hence, حَكَمَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun حُكْمٌ and حُكُومَةٌ, He judged, gave judgment, passed sentence, or decided judicially, بَيْنَهُمْ between them, and لَهُ in his favour, and عَلَيْهِ against him. And حَكَمَ عَلَيْهِ بِالأَمْرِ He decided judicially the thing, or affair, or case, against him. And حَكَمَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ بِكَذَا [He awarded by judicial sentence in his favour, against him , such a thing]. [And حَكَمَ عَلَيْهِ He exercised judicial authority, jurisdiction, rule, dominion, or government, over him. And حَكَمَ بِكَذَا He ordered, ordained, or decreed, such a thing.]
def.2 حَكَمَ عَنِ الأَمْرِ He turned back, or reverted, from the thing, or affair.
def.3 حَكُمَ, with damm to the ك, like كَرُمَ, [not حَكَمَ as in the Lexicons of Golius and Freytag,] Verbal.Noun حُكْمٌ and حِكْمَةٌ, He was, or became, such as is termed حَكِيمٌ [i. e. wise, &c.].
2 And حكم, Verbal.Noun حكم, [so in the TA, without any syll. signs, app. حَكُمَ Verbal.Noun حُكْمٌ,] is said of a man, signifying He reached the utmost point, or degree, in its meaning (فِى مَعْنَاهُ [i. e., app., in what is the radical meaning of the verb, namely, in judging; like قَضُوَ]); in praising, not in dispraising.
[O sons of Haneefeh, restrain your lightwitted ones: verily I fear for you that I may be angry]: i. e., restrain and prevent them from opposing me. You say, also, عَنِ الأَمْرِ He made him to turn back, or revert, from the thing, or affair.أًبَنِى حَنِيفَةَ سُفَهَآءَكُمْ إِنِّى أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمُ أَنْ أَغْضَبَا
2 حَكَمَ الفَرَسَ, and , and حكّمهُ , He pulled in the horse by the bridle and bit, to stop him; he curbed, or restrained, him. And حَكَمَ الدَّابَّةَ, or الفَرَسَ, Verbal.Noun حَكْمٌ; and , or احكمهُ; He put a حَكَمَة [q. v.] to the bit of the beast, or horse.
3 And حكّم الحَوَادِثَ
4 حَكَمْتُ عَلَيْهِ بِكَذَا originally signifies I prevented, restrained, or withheld, him from doing, or suffering, any other than such a thing, so that he could not escape it. [Hence it means I condemned him to such a thing; as, for instance, the payment of a fine or of a debt, and death.] And hence, حَكَمَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun حُكْمٌ and حُكُومَةٌ, He judged, gave judgment, passed sentence, or decided judicially, بَيْنَهُمْ between them, and لَهُ in his favour, and عَلَيْهِ against him. And حَكَمَ عَلَيْهِ بِالأَمْرِ He decided judicially the thing, or affair, or case, against him. And حَكَمَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ بِكَذَا [He awarded by judicial sentence in his favour, against him , such a thing]. [And حَكَمَ عَلَيْهِ He exercised judicial authority, jurisdiction, rule, dominion, or government, over him. And حَكَمَ بِكَذَا He ordered, ordained, or decreed, such a thing.]
def.2 حَكَمَ عَنِ الأَمْرِ He turned back, or reverted, from the thing, or affair.
def.3 حَكُمَ, with damm to the ك, like كَرُمَ, [not حَكَمَ as in the Lexicons of Golius and Freytag,] Verbal.Noun حُكْمٌ and حِكْمَةٌ, He was, or became, such as is termed حَكِيمٌ [i. e. wise, &c.].
2 And حكم, Verbal.Noun حكم, [so in the TA, without any syll. signs, app. حَكُمَ Verbal.Noun حُكْمٌ,] is said of a man, signifying He reached the utmost point, or degree, in its meaning (فِى مَعْنَاهُ [i. e., app., in what is the radical meaning of the verb, namely, in judging; like قَضُوَ]); in praising, not in dispraising.
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