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

Descendants

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