ਹਕੀਮ

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

ਹਕੀਮ • (hakīm) m (Shahmukhi spelling حکیم)

  1. doctor (one who practises diagnosis of disease and prescribes medicine)
    Synonym: ਡਾਕਟਰ (ḍākṭar)

References[edit]

  • “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.
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