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hakeem

hakeem

13 9.9
A person who treats illness using traditional Muslim herbal medicine
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : médico tradicional
  • As a Hakeem, he often combines spiritual healing with natural therapies.

Examples

  • The two are Grace Meng, a Chinese-American attorney from Queens, and Hakeem Jeffries, a Black attorney from Brooklyn.

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  • There is a reason LeBron, Kobe Bryant, and Amar'e Stoudemire want to sort out with Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon, and it is because he's one of the finest players in the history of the game.

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  • Four of the five franchises to play in the Finals that decade won it all at least once; only the Houston Rockets (led by Moses Malone in 1981 and Hakeem Olajuwon/Ralph Sampson in 1986) came away empty.

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  • New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks (88) pushes away from New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game.

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  • The community relied on Hakeem for his knowledge of traditional herbal remedies.

  • Many people prefer to visit a Hakeem for holistic treatment rather than conventional medicine.

Synonyms

medical man
vshakeem
  • Archaic
3 7.7

A man who is a doctor often appears in old books or stories

focuses on traditional Muslim Unani practice rather than male or historical sense
hakim
vshakeem
  • Specialized
2 9.9

A Muslim doctor who uses traditional herbal medicine

is identical in meaning but spelled differently
medico
vshakeem
  • UK
1 8.3

A doctor who treats sick or hurt people

refers specifically to traditional Muslim Unani practice, not general informal doctors

Surface Forms

hakeem singular
hakeems plural

Etymology

Hakeem comes from the Arabic word hakim, which means 'wise' and was used for a learned healer. So a hakeem today is a traditional 'doctor' or healer people trust for advice and herbal medicine.