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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

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)

The hakim said that two of the bones were broken.

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

I paced through the streets behind the learned hakim, until we arrived at a mean house, in an obscure quarter of this grand city, over which your highness reigns in justice.

From The Pacha of Many Tales by Marryat, Frederick

"It needs not to call a hakim," he said.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

"Chatterjee, you've had some infernal hakim here again—against my orders!"

From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Hervey, Harry