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  hakim

  noun

  a wise or learned man.
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  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

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hakim Hakim

The next morning Grim told her that her eyes were like a young gazelle's, so my reputation as a hakim rose several degrees.

From The Lion of Petra by Talbot Mundy

Twice have I seen this done, for I was travelling with a learned hakim, who was searching the tombs for relics.

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

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

From The Lion of Petra by Talbot Mundy

You must seek elsewhere for the preserver of the hakim.

From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang

"He was a good man, and a skilful hakim."

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

“I have had patients come to me to check their cup-to-disk ratios in light of the new data,” Melinda Hakim, an ophthalmologist in Los Angeles, said in an email.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

In a press release announcing the song in 2007, Hakim underscored his desire to try something new, sonically speaking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Hakim has been remanded into custody to appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Hakim Yahya, 20, said that before he came to Ceuta, he had tried unsuccessfully to join a Spanish soccer club.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

I try to get the ball to Hakim next, but I make another bad pass and suddenly I have two turnovers and four missed shots in a row.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick