Category: LanguagePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

حِكْمَة

/ḥikma/Roman

English meaning: Aphorism / Proverb

Arabic Definition

(العربية)

الحِكْمَة بوصفها قولاً مأثوراً هي عبارة موجزة ومعبّرة تختصر خلاصة التجربة الإنسانية. وللأدب العربي ذخيرة واسعة من الأمثال والحكم التي تعكس قيم المجتمع وحكمته.

English Definition

A short and memorable statement of a truth or principle; wisdom condensed into a memorable saying.

Example

تُجسِّد الأمثال العربية حكمة الشعب وخلاصة تجربته عبر القرون.

In English: Arabic proverbs embody the wisdom of the people and the essence of their experience across centuries.

Synonyms

  • مثل
  • قول مأثور

Literary Heritage

اللُّغَةُ أَدَاةُ الفِكرِ وَمَحَلُّ الحِكمَةِ وَبِهَا يَعلُو الإِنسَانُ فَوقَ سَائِرِ المَخلُوقَاتِ

/Al-lughatu adātu al-fikri wa-maḥallu al-ḥikmati wa-bihā yaʿlū al-insānu fawqa sāʾiri al-makhlūqāt/

Language is the instrument of thought and the vessel of wisdom; by it, the human rises above all other creatures.

Al-Jahiz · Scholar and Prose Writer · 9th century CE

Al-Bayan wa al-Tabyin

Al-Bayan wa al-Tabyin, Vol. 1, 9th century CE

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