حاکم

See also: حاكم

Kohistani Shina

Etymology

From Arabic حَاكِم (ḥākim).

Noun

حاکم (hākim)

  1. government official

Persian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic حَاكِم (ḥākim), from حَكَمَ (ḥakama).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? hākim
    Dari reading? hākim
    Iranian reading? hâkem
    Tajik reading? hokim

    Adjective

    حاکم • (hākim / hâkem) (Tajik spelling ҳоким)

    1. ruling; governing

    Noun

    حاکم • (hākim / hâkem) (plural حاکمان (hākimān / hâkemân), or حاکم‌ها (hākim-hā / hâkem-hâ), Tajik spelling ҳоким)

    1. sovereign; sovereign ruler
    2. monarch
    3. governor
    4. magistrate; judge