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  hakim

  noun

  a wise or learned man.
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  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

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"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

He dropped the towels, he dropped the basin, and he opened the treatise of the hakim and feverishly refreshed his memory of the details of an operation sometimes practised in India.

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

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

I always refused to accept fees, insisting that I was not a hakim, and simply afforded my help as a friend.

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

"If you ask my opinion, as a hakim," I answered, "you were mad to sit your camel alone, with only two men, within reach of our Jimgrim."

From The Lion of Petra by Mundy, Talbot

Dressed for effect and flanked by party workers, he hoists a fish repeatedly as he moves through early-morning crowds, taking on the city's mayor Firhad Hakim in one of the state's high-profile contests.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

House Democratic leader Hakim Jeffries said Sunday he and his colleagues will be talking about DHS reforms with Republican leaders as lawmakers come back to the city from their home districts.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

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

I try to get the ball to Hakim next, but I make another bad pass and suddenly I have two turnovers and four missed shots in a row.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick