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title: "حَكِيم (ḥakīm) meaning in Arabic: wise person; sage"
description: "حَكِيم (ḥakīm) means “wise person; sage”. Root ح·ك·م, pattern فَعِيل, level B1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/hakim"
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# حَكِيم

*ḥakīm* · **wise person; sage**

حَكِيم (ḥakīm) is an Arabic noun meaning “wise person; sage”. It is built on the root ح·ك·م in the pattern فَعِيل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ح·ك·م
- Pattern: فَعِيل
- Level: B1

## Words from the root ح·ك·م

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ح·ك·م with حَكِيم; each opens its own entry.

- [حِكْمَة](https://fasaha.app/w/hikma) — ḥikma, wisdom (B1)
- [حَكَمَ](https://fasaha.app/w/hakama) — ḥakama, to judge; to rule (B1)
- [حُكْم](https://fasaha.app/w/hukm) — ḥukm, judgement; rule (B1)
- [مَحْكَمَة](https://fasaha.app/w/mahkama) — maḥkama, court (B1)

## How to read حَكِيم, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ح — حاء (ḥāʾ): a breathy h from deep in the throat
- ك — كاف (kāf): k
- ي — ياء (yāʾ): y, or a long i
- م — ميم (mīm): m

## Questions about حَكِيم

### What is the root of حَكِيم?

The root of حَكِيم is ح·ك·م. Words built on the same root include حِكْمَة (wisdom), حَكَمَ (to judge; to rule), حُكْم (judgement; rule), مَحْكَمَة (court).

### What pattern does حَكِيم follow?

حَكِيم follows the pattern فَعِيل, with the root letters ح·ك·م poured into it.

### What level is حَكِيم?

Fasaha first uses حَكِيم at level B1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)