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hakeem

[hah-keem] Origin

ha·kim

1[hah-keem]
noun (esp. in Muslim countries)
1.
a wise or learned man.
2.
a physician; doctor.
Also, ha·keem.


Origin:
1575–85; < Arabic hakīm wise, wise man

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Ha·kim

[hah-keem]
noun
a male given name.
Also, Ha·keem.
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hakim or hakeem (hɑːˈkiːm, ˈhɑːkiːm, hɑːˈkiːm, ˈhɑːkiːm)
 
n
1.  a Muslim judge, ruler, or administrator
2.  a Muslim physician
 
[C17: from Arabic, from hakama to rule]
 
hakeem or hakeem
 
n
 
[C17: from Arabic, from hakama to rule]

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hakeem
1585, physician in Arab countries, from Arabic hakim "wise," from stem of hakuma "he was wise;" whence also hakam "judge," hikmah "wisdom, science."
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