“Ruled” (judicial) (past) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Ruled” (the verb, in a judicial context, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) 7komt

(You) 7komt

(You, plural) 7komtou

(He) 7kom

(She) 7okmet

(We) 7komna

(They) 7okmou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حكمت (I)

حكمت (You)

حكمتو (You, plural)

حكم (He)

حكمت (She)

حكمنا (We)

حكمو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I ruled in favor of the defendant.”

7komt lsale7 el mottaham.

.حكمت لصالح المتّهم

 
“I ruled in favor of the plaintiff.”

7komt lsale7 l cheki.

.حكمت لصالح الشاكي

 
“I haven’t ruled yet.”

Mezelt ma7komtech.

.مازلت ماحكمتش

 
“How did they rule?”

Chnoua 7okmou felle5er?

شنوّة حكمو في لخّر؟

 
“Do you think you ruled fairly?”

T7ess rou7ek 7komt b 3adl?

تحسّ روحك حكمت بعدل؟

 
“The judge just ruled.”

(m) El 9adhi mezel ki 7kom.

(f) El 9adhya mezelet ki 7okmet.

.القاضي مازال كي حكم (m)

.القاضية مازالت كي حكمت (f)

 
“The committee ruled via webinar.”

Ellajna 7okmet fi ejtime3 en ligne.

.اللّجنة حكمت في اجتماع أون لين

 
“No, they didn’t rule yet.”

Lé, mezelou ma7okmouch ltaw.

.لا، مازالو ماحكموش لتو

 
“We ruled based on the evidence.”

7komna 3ala eses el adella.

.حكمنا على أساس الأدلّة

 
“Have you ever ruled such a case?”

3omrokchi 7komt 9adhiya kima hakka?

عمركشي حكمت قضيّة كيما هكّا؟