Arabic vocabulary

حَكِيمٌwise in Arabic

حَكِيمٌ is how you say “wise” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

وَإِنَّ الْحَكِيمَ يُذِّلُّ نَفْسَهُ بِالْمَكَارِهِ حَتَّى تَعْتَرِفَ بِالْحَقِّ
And indeed, the wise humbles his soul with difficulties until it acknowledges the truth.
الْحَكِيمَ — the wise. 'al-' = 'the'; 'hakim' = 'wise one'. The '-a' ending is the object form after 'inna'.
From: Faith as Light →
لُقْمَان الْحَكِيم كَانَ عبدا نوبيا أسود
Luqman the Wise was a black Nubian slave
الحَكِيمُ — the Wise. 'al-' = 'the'; 'hakim' = 'wise', so 'the Wise', a title for Luqman.
From: Luqman's Response to Injustice →

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