حكيم

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See also: حكیم and حکیم

Arabic

Root
ح ك م (ḥ k m)
18 terms

Etymology

Compare Hebrew חָכָם (khakhám, ḥāḵā́m), Aramaic חַכִּים (ḥakkīm) and Ugaritic 𐎈𐎋𐎎 (ḥkm)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.kiːm/
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Adjective

حَكِيم (ḥakīm) (feminine حَكِيمَة (ḥakīma), masculine plural حُكَمَاء (ḥukamāʔ), elative أَحْكَم (ʔaḥkam))

  1. wise
  2. (with الـ) the Wise (one of the names of Allah)
  3. acting with prudence and successfully
  4. solid

Declension

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: حكیم

Noun

حَكِيم (ḥakīmm (plural حُكَمَاء (ḥukamāʔ), feminine حَكِيمَة (ḥakīma))

  1. sage
  2. scholar, naturalist
  3. physician
  4. philosopher

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Descendants

References

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ك م
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm).

Pronunciation

Adjective

حكيم (ḥakīm) (feminine حكيمة (ḥakīme), common plural حكما (ḥukama))

  1. wise
    Synonym: عاقل (ʕāʔel)

Noun

حكيم (ḥakīmm (plural حكما (ḥukama), feminine حكيمة (ḥakīme))

  1. wise man, sage
  2. (North Palestine) doctor, physician
    Synonyms: دكتور (doktōr), طبيب (ṭabīb)