v.

a. ḥkam ˁéʸhen ḥákem ínneʰ tezáˁa ɛʰ díˀɛʰ mɛľ ‘The ruler decided in their favor and said: “Take your money”’ (CSOL I 1:46)

b. wa-ˀérem ˁeyyúg yáḥkumu be-de-mákon ‘And there were a few men who ruled the Makon’ (CSOL I 2:2)

‘To pass judgement’: meaning a.

‘To rule’: meaning b.

Other derivates from the same Arabic root are: yetḥakámu ‘they are in litigation’ (CSOL I 1:42), ḥákem ‘ruler’ (CSOL I 1:38), ḥkómeʰ ‘government’ (CSOL I 1:38), ḥukm ‘sentence, judgement’ (CSOL I 2:55), máḥkamaʰ ‘court’ (CSOL II 13:25)

• ḥkómeʰ government
• máḥkamaʰ court
• ḥákem ruler