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

"I knew it not, and it is good knowledge, for Craddock Sahib is a good hakim, and cured me of a fever."

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

“Very true, Mustapha; but my mouth is parched up with the sand of that simoom—sherbet I cannot drink, rakee I must not, the hakim has forbid it; what must it be then, Mustapha?”

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

Henceforward, sahib, sleeping or waking, be a hakim!

From The Lion of Petra by Mundy, Talbot

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)