ਹਕੀਮ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حکیم (hakīm), from Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm). Compare Hindi हकीम (hakīm), Gujarati હકીમ (hakīm).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ਹਕੀਮ • (hakīm) m (Shahmukhi spelling حکیم)

1. doctor (one who practises diagnosis of disease and prescribes medicine)

   Synonym: ਡਾਕਟਰ (ḍākṭar)

References

• “ਹਕੀਮ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਹਕੀਮ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.