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hakim

1
or ha·keem

[ hah-keem ]

noun

  1. a wise or learned man.
  2. a physician; doctor.


hakim

2

[ hah-keem ]

noun

  1. (in Muslim countries) a ruler; governor; judge.

Hakim

3
or Ha·keem

[ hah-keem ]

noun

  1. a male given name.

hakim

/ ˈhɑːkiːm; hɑːˈkiːm /

noun

  1. a Muslim judge, ruler, or administrator
  2. a Muslim physician
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hakim1

C17: from Arabic, from hakama to rule
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Example Sentences

“New York’s total of 9,250 deaths far exceeded that of the next-highest state, New Jersey, which had 6,150 at the time,” Goodman and Hakim report.

However, Hakim remains unfazed: “I really hope that the third intifada"—or uprising—"starts soon.”

“Our violence is nothing compared to the Israeli violence,” Hakim continued.

In her new book, ‘Erotic Capital,’ Catherine Hakim argues that women should use sex appeal to level the playing field at work.

Not so many years ago, Abdul Hakim Hasadi, a Libyan, trained at military camps in Afghanistan and narrowly escaped American bombs.

Abdul Hakim, for his part, insists there is no goal beyond ousting Gaddafi.

The hakim, still squatting, slid over his hookah with a friendly foot, and Kim pulled at the good weed.

Let the hakim and the young priest settle between them whether charms or medicine most avail.

The hakim spoke truly to me this morn when he said a breath from the snows blows away twenty years from the life of a man.

And the physical Hakim could by no test or shibboleth be prevented from silently introducing the spiritual Hakim.

Wife—kinswoman—hermit—Hakim-each appears in the lists as soon as the other is defeated!

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