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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حكم (ḥakem, “an arbitrator, referee, also an umpire”), from Arabic حَكَم (ḥakam, “judge, arbitrator, commander”), verbal noun of حَكَمَ (ḥakama, “to exercise authority, to command, to bid, to rule”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haˈcem/
- Hyphenation: ha‧kem
Noun
hakem (definite accusative hakemi, plural hakemler)
- An arbitrator, judge.
- (dated) Someone who is well versed on a subject.
- (sports) referee
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References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “حكم”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 797
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “حكم”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 514
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hakem”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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