hakim
noun
a wise or learned man.
hakim
1 American
[hah-keem]
/ hɑˈkim /
Or
hakeem
noun
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a wise or learned man.
-
a physician; doctor.
hakim
2
American
[hah-keem]
/ ˈhɑ kim /
noun
Hakim
3
American
[hah-keem]
/ hɑˈkim /
Or
Hakeem
noun
hakim
British
/ ˈhɑːkiːm, hɑːˈkiːm /
noun
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a Muslim judge, ruler, or administrator
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a Muslim physician
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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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 Mundy, Talbot
Well, we'll fix it so a hakim can relieve his boils and indigestion.
From The Lion of Petra by Mundy, Talbot
I went up to them, and they said: 'We hear that you are a hakim, who has done great things.'
From With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Henceforward, sahib, sleeping or waking, be a hakim!
From The Lion of Petra by Mundy, Talbot
"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
Fatima Hakim said she had fled from her home after strikes but would not move any further north.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Hakim was made to believe he had been filmed to shame him into silence.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
Hakim Dermish moved to the small South Texas town of Catarina in 2002 in search of a rural lifestyle on a budget.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2025
“End of the World” was produced by the retro-soul experimenter Nick Hakim.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
‘That’s resolved, then. Now, where is Hakim? Where, oh where, is that sweet litde husband of mine?”
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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