hakem
Meaning
- An arbitrator, judge.
- (dated) Someone who is well versed on a subject.
- referee
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ha‧kem
Pronounced as (IPA)
/haˈcem/
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حكم (ḥakem, “an arbitrator, referee, also an umpire”), from Arabic حَكَم (ḥakam, “judge, arbitrator, commander”), verbal noun of حَكَمَ (ḥakama, “to exercise authority, to command, to bid, to rule”).
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Sentences
O ve iki 2 hakem yirmi üç 23 Nisan'da tutuklandı.
2
23
He and the two referees were arrested on April 23.
