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hakim1 definition

ha·kim (hä kēm′; also hä′kēm′)

noun

a Muslim physician

Etymology: Ar ḥakīm, wise, learned, hence physician

hakim2 definition

ha·kim (hä′kēm′; also hä kēm′)

noun

a Muslim ruler or judge

Etymology: Ar ḥākim, governor < ḥakama, to exercise authority

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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