hakim
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- noun
- /hɑːˈkiːm/
- Specialized
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médico tradicional
- In addition, biographies can be used to examine their legacies (Eibling, Gilmartin, & Skehan, 1959; Hakim, 2003).
Examples
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I want to become a hakim.
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You taught me to question all certainties, Hakim.
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You'd make a good Hakim.
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Hakim is a damn good medic.
Fiction book (1998) -
The Saracens call their healers "Hakim".
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Hakim Warrick (drafted 19th in 2005, is in his 8th season in the NBA)
Blog text (8) -
PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Cambridge academic Dr. Tim Winter, better known as Shaykh Abd al-Hakim Murad, is a well-known European convert to Islam.
Academic text (2009) -
In traditional medicine, a hakim diagnoses ailments using herbal remedies and natural treatments.
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Many people in the community rely on the hakim for advice on health and wellness.
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The hakim explained the benefits of Unani medicine to his patients during the consultation.
Synonyms
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A person who treats illness using traditional Muslim herbal medicine
How Qualified
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hakim comes from the same Arabic root H-K-M meaning 'wise' or 'to judge', and in many places skilled healers were called 'hakims' because they were seen as wise doctors. So a hakim can mean a traditional Muslim physician who uses Unani or herbal medicine.