Arabic for decide

Hasama

ﺣَﺴَﻢَ

decide – past tense he

yaHsimu

ﻳَﺤﺴِﻢُ

decide – present tense he

The Arabic verb for decide is written ﺣَﺴَﻢَ and pronunced Hasama in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺤﺴِﻢُ and pronounced yaHsimu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word decide

The matter was settled by chance.¹

Hasamat almas'alata 3an Tariiqi aSSudfati

ﺣَﺴَﻤَﺖ ﺍَﻟﻤَﺴﺄَﻟَﺔَ ﻋَﻦ ﻃَﺮِﻳﻖِ ﺍَﻟﺼُّﺪﻓَﺔِ

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Important letters: ﺡ ﺱ ﻡ

The root of the word decide consists of three Arabic letters: Ha that is written ﺡ and pronounced H, sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s and mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to decide

definitive

Haasim

ﺣَﺎﺳِﻢ

settlement, termination

Hasm

ﺣَﺴﻢ

The word decide letter by letter

ﺣَﺴَﻢَ

ﺣـ

ـﺴـ

ـﻢ

ﺣـ

ـﺴـ

ـﻢ

ﺡ

ﺣـ

ـﺤـ

ـﺢ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

sin

mim

The Arabic word for decide consists of: The letter Ha that is written ﺡ ( here ﺣـ ) and pronounced H and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ـﺴـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ـﻢ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﺣَﺴَﻢَ and pronounced Hasama.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for decide

fa3ala becomes Hasama

We have seen that the Arabic word for decide is written ﺣَﺴَﻢَ and pronounced Hasama. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are H, s and m, the word becomes Hasama.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns