hakim

A noun referring to a Muslim ruler, governor, or judge, or alternatively, a Muslim physician.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa a un gobernante, gobernador o juez musulmán, o bien, en sentido alternativo, a un médico musulmán.

1. Muslim ruler, governor, or judge C1 formal

   A person who holds authority as a ruler, governor, or judge in a Muslim context.

   • The hakim issued a ruling on the dispute.
   • Under the hakim's leadership, the region prospered.
   • The local hakim presided over the court.

   🇪🇸juez o gobernante musulmán

   Sinónimos: governorjudgemagistrateofficialruler

2. Muslim physician C1 formal medical

   A doctor or physician practicing traditional or modern medicine in a Muslim context.

   • The hakim prescribed herbal remedies for the illness.
   • She consulted a hakim for her chronic condition.
   • Traditional hakims often use holistic approaches to healing.

   🇪🇸Médico musulmán

   Sinónimos: doctorphysician