hakim
/həˈkiːm/
hakim noun: a doctor, usually practicing traditional medicine.
Noun (1)
hakim (plural hakims or hukama)
- 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
- I went up to them, and they said, ‘We hear that you are a hakim, who has done great things.’1903, GA Henty, With Kitchener in the Soudan
Noun (2)
Proper noun capitalized: Hakim
Hakim (plural Hakims)
- A surname from Arabic.
- A male given name from Arabic.
Forms of hakim
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hakims |
| plural | hukama |
| alternative form (archaic) | hackeem |
| alternative form (archaic) | hakeem |
| alternative form (archaic) | huckeem |
| alternative form (archaic) | hukeem |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Hakims |
| alternative form | Hakeem |
Origin of hakim
From Hindustani حکیم / हकीम (hakīm), from Classical Persian حکیم (hakīm), from Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm, “wise, learned”).
From Classical Persian حاکم (hākim), from Arabic حَاكِم (ḥākim).
Borrowed from Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm, “wise”). This surname is mostly found in Indonesia.
Questions about hakim
- What does hakim mean?
- Hakim means a doctor, usually practicing traditional medicine.
- What part of speech is hakim?
- Hakim can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hakim?
- Hakim is pronounced /həˈkiːm/.
- What is the plural of hakim?
- The plural of hakim is hakims.
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