deriv►ḥakkama, vb. II, 1 to appoint (s.o.) as ruler; 2 to choose (s.o.) as arbitrator, make (s.o.) the judge (fī over or in s.th., bayna between): D-stem; ¹v: denom. from ḥākim; ²v: denom. from ḥakam.
►BP#3360taḥakkama, vb. V, 1 to have one’s own way (fī in), proceed (fī with) at random, at will, handle (fī s.th.) arbitrarily; 2 to pass arbitrary judgment (fī on); 3a to make o.s. the judge (ʕalà of), pass judgment (ʕalà on); b to decide (bi‑ on); 4a to rule, reign, hold sway (fī over); b to dominate, control (fī s.th.), be in control, be in command (fī of): Dt-stem, self-ref.
►ĭḥtakama, vb. VIII, 1 to have one’s own way (fī in), proceed (fī with, in s.th.) at will, at random, handle (fī s.th.) arbitrarily, judge arbitrarily; 2 to rule, reign, hold sway (ʕalà, fī over); 3 to be in control, be in possession (ʕalà of); 4 to appeal (ʔilà to) for a legal decision, seek a decision (ʔilà from), have s.o. (ʔilà) decide.
►BP#3186taḥkīm, n., 1 appointment of an arbitrator; 2 arbitration; 3 arbitral decision, award; pl. ‑āt, fortifications: vn. II. | taḥkīm al-ḥāl, expr., starting from the present state of a court’s findings (Isl. Law); hayʔaẗ al¬-taḥkīm, n.f., 1 board of arbitration; 2 jury, committee of judges, committee of umpires (in sports), committee of referees (in mil. maneuvers); laǧnaẗ taḥkīmiyyaẗ, n.f., dto.
►BP#2191taḥakkum, n., 1 arbitrariness, arbitrary powers or action; 2 despotism; domination, dominion, rule, sway, power; 3 control (fī of, over): vn. V.
►taḥakkumī, adj., 1 arbitrary; 2 despotic: nisba formation from the preceding.
►muḥakkam, pl. ‑ūn, 1 arbitrator, arbiter; 2 umpire, referee (fī in, over): PP II.See also ↗ḥakama, ↗ʔaḥkama, ↗ḥikmaẗ, ↗ḥakamaẗ, ↗ḥakīm, ↗ḥukūmaẗ, ↗maḥkamaẗ, ↗taḥakkum, and, for the overall picture, root entry ↗√ḤKM.