حكيم

See also: حكیم‎ and حکیم‎

Arabic

Root
ح ك م‎ (ḥ-k-m)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.kiːm/
  • (file)

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

References

Noun

حَكِيم • (ḥakīm) m (plural حُكَمَاء‎ (ḥukamāʔ), feminine حَكِيمَة‎ (ḥakīma))

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

Declension

References

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: həkim
  • → Georgian: ექიმი (ekimi)
  • → Middle Armenian: հաքիմ (hakʿim), հեքիմ (hekʿim)
    • Armenian: հեքիմ (hekʿim), խեքիմ (xekʿim), հաքիմ (hakʿim); հէքիմ (hēkʿim), խէքիմ (xēkʿim); հա̈քյիմ (häkʿyim)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: حكیم‎ (hekim)
  • → Persian: حکیم‎ (hakim)
  • → Swahili: hakimu

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ك م‎

Etymology

From Arabic حَكِيم‎ (ḥakīm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.kiːm/, [ħaˈkiːm]
  • (file)

Adjective

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

  1. wise
    Synonym: عاقل‎ (ʕāʾel)

Noun

حكيم • (ḥakīm) m (plural حكما‎ (ḥukama), feminine حكيمة‎ (ḥakīme))

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