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hakeem

hakeem is the archaic form of hakim.

Meaning of hakim

Noun (1)

hakim (plural hakims or hukama)

  1. (South-Asia) A doctor, usually practicing traditional medicine.
    • The second speaks of naturall Philosophy or Physick, and is studyed by the Hackeams or Physitians […]1638, Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels, section I

Noun (2)

hakim (plural hakims or hukama)

  1. (historical) A judge or governor in Islamic India.

See all 4 meanings of hakim

Proper noun capitalized: Hakeem

Hakeem (plural Hakeems)

  1. A surname from Arabic.
  2. A male given name from Arabic.
    • Every single Republican must immediately denounce Donald Trump’s disgusting bigotry,” said Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic House minority leader and New York congressman, in a post on X.2026 February 7, Richard Luscombe, Shrai Popat, Robert Mackey, “Trump refuses to apologize for video with racist imagery of Obamas posted on his social media”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from...

Forms of hakeem

Noun
pluralhakeems
Proper noun
pluralHakeems

Origin of hakeem

Alternative spelling of Hakim.

Questions about hakeem

What does hakeem mean?
Hakeem means a surname from Arabic.
What is hakeem the archaic form of?
Hakeem is the archaic form of hakim.
What part of speech is hakeem?
Hakeem is a proper noun.

Words near hakeem in the dictionary

  1. hake's-dame
  2. hakea
  3. hakeas
  4. haked
  5. hakeds
  6. hakeem
  7. hakeems
  8. hakelike
  9. Haken
  10. hakenkreuz
  11. hakenkreuzes

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