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  hakim

  noun

  a wise or learned man.
• Hakim
  Hakim

  noun

  a male given name.

hakim

¹ American  

[hah-keem] / hɑˈkim /

Or hakeem

noun

1. a wise or learned man.

2. a physician; doctor.

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hakim ² American  

[hah-keem] / ˈhɑ kim /

noun

1. (in Muslim countries) a ruler; governor; judge.

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Hakim ³ American  

[hah-keem] / hɑˈkim /

Or Hakeem

noun

1. a male given name.

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hakim British  

/ ˈhɑːkiːm, hɑːˈkiːm /

noun

1. a Muslim judge, ruler, or administrator

2. a Muslim physician

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Etymology

Origin of hakim¹

First recorded in 1575–85, hakim is from the Arabic word hakīm wise, wise man

Origin of hakim²

First recorded in 1605–15, hakim is from the Arabic word hākim governor

Example Sentences

Well, we'll fix it so a hakim can relieve his boils and indigestion.

From The Lion of Petra by Mundy, Talbot

"I regard you as my hakim, and take this as medicine because you order it."

From At Aboukir and Acre A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

He warred with destiny; and no man could say what was his fate until the hakim had decided.

From The Pacha of Many Tales by Marryat, Frederick

I always refused to accept fees, insisting that I was not a hakim, and simply afforded my help as a friend.

From With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

They told me that they could do nothing, but that, as you had seen the white hakim do wonderful things, you might be able to do something.'

From With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)