محكم

Arabic

Root
ح ك م (ḥ-k-m)

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of أَحْكَمَ (ʔaḥkama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muħ.kam/

Adjective

مُحْكَم • (muḥkam) (feminine مُحْكَمَة (muḥkama), masculine plural مُحْكَمُونَ (muḥkamūna), feminine plural مُحْكَمَات (muḥkamāt))

1. passive participle of أَحْكَمَ (ʔaḥkama)
2. tight, airtight, sealed
3. (figurative) coherent, solid

   خِطَّة مُحْكَمَة ― ḵiṭṭa(t) muḥkama ― a watertight plan

4. perfect

Declension

Declension of adjective مُحْكَم (muḥkam)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحْكَم muḥkam	الْمُحْكَم al-muḥkam	مُحْكَمَة muḥkama	الْمُحْكَمَة al-muḥkama
Nominative	مُحْكَمٌ muḥkamun	الْمُحْكَمُ al-muḥkamu	مُحْكَمَةٌ muḥkamatun	الْمُحْكَمَةُ al-muḥkamatu
Accusative	مُحْكَمًا muḥkaman	الْمُحْكَمَ al-muḥkama	مُحْكَمَةً muḥkamatan	الْمُحْكَمَةَ al-muḥkamata
Genitive	مُحْكَمٍ muḥkamin	الْمُحْكَمِ al-muḥkami	مُحْكَمَةٍ muḥkamatin	الْمُحْكَمَةِ al-muḥkamati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحْكَمَيْن muḥkamayn	الْمُحْكَمَيْن al-muḥkamayn	مُحْكَمَتَيْن muḥkamatayn	الْمُحْكَمَتَيْن al-muḥkamatayn
Nominative	مُحْكَمَانِ muḥkamāni	الْمُحْكَمَانِ al-muḥkamāni	مُحْكَمَتَانِ muḥkamatāni	الْمُحْكَمَتَانِ al-muḥkamatāni
Accusative	مُحْكَمَيْنِ muḥkamayni	الْمُحْكَمَيْنِ al-muḥkamayni	مُحْكَمَتَيْنِ muḥkamatayni	الْمُحْكَمَتَيْنِ al-muḥkamatayni
Genitive	مُحْكَمَيْنِ muḥkamayni	الْمُحْكَمَيْنِ al-muḥkamayni	مُحْكَمَتَيْنِ muḥkamatayni	الْمُحْكَمَتَيْنِ al-muḥkamatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحْكَمِين muḥkamīn	الْمُحْكَمِين al-muḥkamīn	مُحْكَمَات muḥkamāt	الْمُحْكَمَات al-muḥkamāt
Nominative	مُحْكَمُونَ muḥkamūna	الْمُحْكَمُونَ al-muḥkamūna	مُحْكَمَاتٌ muḥkamātun	الْمُحْكَمَاتُ al-muḥkamātu
Accusative	مُحْكَمِينَ muḥkamīna	الْمُحْكَمِينَ al-muḥkamīna	مُحْكَمَاتٍ muḥkamātin	الْمُحْكَمَاتِ al-muḥkamāti
Genitive	مُحْكَمِينَ muḥkamīna	الْمُحْكَمِينَ al-muḥkamīna	مُحْكَمَاتٍ muḥkamātin	الْمُحْكَمَاتِ al-muḥkamāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: möhkəm
• → Kazakh: бекем (bekem)
• → Kyrgyz: бекем (bekem)
• → Persian: محکم
• → Ottoman Turkish: محكم
  • → Turkish: muhkem