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hukeem

hukeem 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.

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Forms of hukeem

pluralhukeems

Questions about hukeem

What is hukeem the archaic form of?
Hukeem is the archaic form of hakim.

Words near hukeem in the dictionary

  1. Huk
  2. hukama
  3. Hukbalahap
  4. Hukbalahaps
  5. huke
  6. hukeem
  7. hukeems
  8. hukes
  9. hukilau
  10. hukilaus
  11. Hukill

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hukeem (page history and authors); hakim (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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