/həˈkiːm/, /hɑːˈkiːm/
OriginFrom Hindustani حکیم / हकीम (hakīm), from Classical Persian حکیم (hakīm), from Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm, “wise, learned”).
- South-AsiaA doctor, usually practicing traditional medicine.
“The second speaks of naturall Philosophy or Physick, and is studyed by the Hackeams or Physitians […]”
“I went up to them, and they said, ‘We hear that you are a hakim, who has done great things.’”
“‘It was his duty to report suspicious characters, and conceivably it was some disreputable hakim who had prowled up from the bazaar.’”
- historicalA judge or governor in Islamic India.
- A surname from Arabic.
- A male given name from Arabic.
Formshakims(plural) · hackeem(alternative, archaic) · hakeem(alternative, archaic) · huckeem(alternative, archaic) · hukeem(alternative, archaic) · Hakims(plural) · Hakeem(alternative)