Etymology

hakim

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Hindustani ← Classical Persian حکیم ← Arabic حَكِيم
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hakim · noun1

  1. Arabic · derived fromحَكِيم“wise, learned”
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromحکیم
  3. Hindustani · borrowed from
  4. English todayhakim

From Hindustani حکیم / हकीम (hakīm), from Classical Persian حکیم (hakīm), from Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm, “wise, learned”).

hakim · noun2

  1. Arabic · derived fromحَاكِم
  2. Classical Persian · borrowed fromحاکم
  3. English todayhakim

From Classical Persian حاکم (hākim), from Arabic حَاكِم (ḥākim).

Hakim · proper noun3

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromحَكِيم“wise”
  2. English todayHakim

Borrowed from Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm, “wise”). This surname is mostly found in Indonesia.

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