hakim

or ha·keem

[ hah-keem ]

/ hɑˈkim /

noun (esp. in Muslim countries)

a wise or learned man.

a physician; doctor.

Nearby words

Origin of hakim

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

Definition for hakeem (2 of 2)

Hakim

or Ha·keem

[ hah-keem ]

/ hɑˈkim /

noun

a male given name.

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Examples from the Web for hakeem

The Divine nature of Djabal has been in a sense an obstacle to her love in his character as Hakeem.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe
And the hakeem pressed a hand to his eyes to shut out the memory of a dreadful scene.
Tales of Destiny|Edmund Mitchell
This mortified the Hakeem, and tended to confirm him in the resolution to make away with Amur Sing, and appropriate his wealth.
A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II|William Sleeman
She advanced the money, and Hakeem Mehndee deposited the bond, and got the contract.
A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II|William Sleeman

My husband received a visit from the governor of the village, who was very delighted to see an English hakeem.
Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia|M. E. Hume-Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for hakeem

hakim

hakeem

/ (hɑːˈkiːm, ˈhɑːkiːm) /

noun

a Muslim judge, ruler, or administrator

a Muslim physician

Word Origin for hakim

C17: from Arabic, from hakama to rule

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Word Origin and History for hakeem

hakeem

1580s, physician in Arab countries, from Arabic hakim "wise," from stem of hakuma "he was wise;" whence also hakam "judge," hikmah "wisdom, science."