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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

He is a hakim; Craddock Sahib is his name; and we think that he may have been hidden away by one of his servants.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

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

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

For a moment as he gazed upon the result of following the instructions set down by the hakim, Mr. Middleton felt a little clutch of fear.

From The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton by Curtis, Wardon Allan

In vain I protested that I was not a hakim, and had done only what I had seen a white hakim do.

From With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman 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