حجر

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

The root حجر primarily relates to the concept of enclosure, protection, restriction, and surrounding. This encompasses physical boundaries like walls or fenced areas, as well as abstract notions of intellect, restraint, and sacredness. It also extends to specific locations, body parts, and even names.

Derived headwords

المَحْجَرnoun

1.
Grazing areaclassical
A low-lying grazing area for livestock.
2.
Area, regionclassical
A region or side of something.
3.
Eye socketboth
The area around the eye, including the socket and surrounding bone.
4.
Veil/mask areaclassical
The part of the face covered by a veil or mask.

فقال: لأنها ترعى محجرا وتترك وسطا — He said: because they graze in a low-lying area and leave the middle.

قال وقال بعضهم: المحجر هاهنا الناحية — And some of them said: Al-mahjar here means the region.

حُجْرَةnoun

1.
Room, chamberboth
A room or chamber within a house.
2.
Side, regionclassical
A side or region, often referring to the area around a dwelling.

وحجرة القوم: ناحية دارهم — And the hujrah of a people: the side of their dwelling.

فمعناه لها خاصة — And its meaning is exclusively hers.

حِجْرnoun

1.
Intellect, reasonboth
Intellect, mind, or sound reason, characterized by its ability to restrain and distinguish.
2.
Kinship, relationclassical
Kinship or close relation.
3.
Female horseclassical
A female horse, especially one kept for breeding.
4.
Lap, bosomboth
The area between a person's hands and chest, or the lap.
5.
Property, belongingsclassical
A person's belongings or possessions.
6.
The Hijr of the Kaababoth
The semi-circular wall adjacent to the Kaaba in Mecca.
7.
Land of Thamudboth
The region inhabited by the Thamud people, mentioned in the Quran.
8.
A place nameboth
A specific place name, such as the capital of Yamama.

هل في ذلك قسم لذي حجر — Is there in that an oath for a possessor of intellect?

والجمع أحجار وحجورة وحجور — And the plural is ahjar, hujurah, and hujur.

مَحْجَر العينnoun

1.
Eye socketboth
The bony socket that holds the eyeball.
2.
Area around the eyeboth
The area surrounding the eye, visible through a veil or mask.

فقبح من وجه لئيم ومن حجر — So ugly was the face of a base person and from the eye socket.

محجر العين ما يبدو من النقاب — Mahjar al-ayn is what appears from the veil.

حَجَرَverb

1.
To enclose, surroundboth
To surround, fence in, or enclose an area.
2.
To protect, guardboth
To protect, guard, or keep something safe.
3.
To forbid, prohibitboth
To forbid, prevent, or restrict.
4.
To heal, mendclassical
For a wound to heal, close up, or begin to mend.

لما تحجر جرحه للبرء انفجر — When his wound began to heal, it burst open.

يحتجره أي يجعله لنفسه دون غيره — He reserves it, meaning he makes it for himself and not for others.

التحجيرnoun

1.
Enclosure, markingclassical
The act of marking or enclosing an area, especially around an animal's eye with a brand.
2.
Reservationboth
The act of reserving something for oneself.

التحجير: أن يسم حول عين البعير بميسم مستدير — Al-tahjeer: to brand around a camel's eye with a round brand.

ويحتجره أي يجعله لنفسه دون غيره — And he reserves it, meaning he makes it for himself and not for others.

الحاجِرnoun

1.
Reservoir, damboth
A structure or natural feature that holds back water, such as the lip of a wadi.
2.
Pasture, grazing groundboth
An area of pasture or where grass grows, often enclosed.
3.
Enclosed areaclassical
A wall or enclosure that holds water between dwellings.

الحاجر ما يمسك الماء من شفة الوادي ويحيط به — Al-hajir is what holds water from the lip of the wadi and surrounds it.

حتى إذا ما هاج حجران الدرق — Until when the hajiran of the shield stirred.

حَجَرِيّadjective

1.
Made of stoneboth
Made of stone.
2.
Relating to stoneboth
Pertaining to stone or a place named Hajar.
3.
Stony, petrifiedclassical
Describing something hard, stony, or petrified.

حجرية، كالجمر من سن الدلق — Hajariyyah, like embers from the sharpening of the spear.

إذا نشأت حجرية ثم تشاءمت فتلك عين غديقة حجرية — If a hajariyyah arises and then turns south, that is a spring of a hajariyyah valley.

المَحْجَرnoun

1.
Enclosed area, reserveclassical
An area around a village or a protected reserve (hima) belonging to a ruler.

وهي الأحماء، كان لكل واحد منهم حمى لا يرعاه غيره — And they are the reserves, each of them had a reserve that no one else grazed.

حَجَّارname

1.
Name of a manclassical
A proper name for a man from the tribe of Bakr bin Wail.

حَجَرname

1.
Name of a manboth
A proper name for a man, such as Aws bin Hajar or Hajar al-Kindi.

ومن أوس بن حجر الشاعر — And from Aws bin Hajar the poet.

الأحْجَارnoun

1.
Tribal divisionclassical
A division or clan within the Banu Tamim tribe.
2.
Catapultclassical
A catapult or siege engine.

سموا بذلك لأن أسماءهم جندل وجرول وصخر — They were named thus because their names were Jandul, Jarwal, and Sakhr.

وقيل هي المنجنيق — And it was said to be the catapult.

حُجُورname

1.
A place nameclassical
A known location in the lands of Banu Saad.

لو كنت تدري ما برمل مقيد، ... فقرى عمان إلى ذوات حجور؟ — If you knew what was in the sandy plain of Muqayyad, ... then the villages of Oman to those of Hujur?

حَجَرَةnoun

1.
Small enclosureclassical
A small enclosure or room, possibly referring to the Hijr of the Kaaba.

كأنه حجرة مما يلي المثعب من البيت — As if it were a small enclosure next to the spout of the House.

حَجَرَانnoun

1.
Gold and silverclassical
A term for gold and silver.

حَجُورَةnoun

1.
Children's gameclassical
A game played by children involving drawing a circle.

وهي لعبة يلعب بها الصبيان يخطون خطا مستديرا ويقف فيه صبي وهنالك الصبيان معه — And it is a game played by children where they draw a circle and a boy stands in it with other boys around him.

مَحْجَرname

1.
A specific place nameclassical
The name of a particular place.

فذوقوا، كما ذقنا غداة محجر، ... من الغيظ في أكبادنا والتحوب — So taste, as we tasted on the morning of Mahjar, ... from the rage in our livers and the distress.

حَجْرِيّadjective

1.
Relating to Hajarclassical
Pertaining to the city of Hajar or its inhabitants.

منسوبة إلى الحجر قصبة اليمامة أو إلى حجرة القوم وهي ناحيتهم — Attributed to Hajar, the capital of Yamama, or to the hujrah of the people, which is their region.

حَجْرِيَّةadjective

1.
Relating to Hajarclassical
Pertaining to the city of Hajar or its inhabitants.

إذا نشأت حجرية ثم تشاءمت فتلك عين غديقة حجرية — If a hajariyyah arises and then turns south, that is a spring of a hajariyyah valley.

حَجْرَاءadjective

1.
Not protrudingclassical
Not protruding or bulging, referring to an eye.

مطموس العين ليست بناتئة ولا حجراء — The eye is covered, not protruding nor stony.

الحَنْجَرَةnoun

1.
Throat, larynxboth
The throat or larynx.

الحَنْجُورnoun

1.
Throat, larynxclassical
The throat or larynx.

Parallel reading

المحجر المرعى المنخفض

Al-mahjar is the low-lying grazing area.

أي الإبل أبقى على السنة؟

Which camels are more enduring through the year?

لأنها ترعى محجرا وتترك وسطا

Because they graze in a low-lying area and leave the middle.

فلان يرعى وسطا: ويربض حجرة

So-and-so grazes in the middle: and rests in a side area.

عن حجرة الربيض الظباء

From the side of the resting place of the gazelles.

رأيت رجلا من القوم يسير حجرة أي ناحية منفردا

I saw a man from the people walking aside, meaning alone.

محجر العين: ما دار بها وبدا من البرقع من جميع العين

Mahjar al-ayn: what surrounds it and appears from the veil of the entire eye.

وكأن محجرها سراج الموقد

And as if her eye socket were the lamp of the brazier.

المحجر العين

Al-mahjar is the eye.

حجر القمر: استدار بخط دقيق من غير أن يغلظ

The moon's stone: it became round with a fine line without thickening.

حجر عين الدابة وحولها: حلق لداء يصيبها

The stone of the animal's eye and its surroundings: rings for a disease that afflicts it.

والحاجر من مسايل المياه ومنابت العشب ما استدار به سند أو نهر مرتفع

And al-hajir, from the watercourses and grass-growing places, is what is surrounded by a slope or a high river.

الحاجر ما يمسك الماء من شفة الوادي ويحيط به

Al-hajir is what holds water from the lip of the wadi and surrounds it.

والحاجر: منبت الرمث ومجتمعه ومستداره

And al-hajir: the place where saltwort grows, gathers, and encircles.

وجارة البيت لها حجري

And the neighbor of the house has her enclosure.

لما تحجر جرحه للبرء انفجر

When his wound began to heal, it burst open.

هل في ذلك قسم لذي حجر

Is there in that an oath for a possessor of intellect?

فقد قيل: الحجر هاهنا العقل، وقيل: القرابة

It has been said: Al-hujr here means intellect, and it has been said: kinship.

والجمع أحجار وحجورة وحجور

And the plural is ahjar, hujurah, and hujur.

هذه الحجر من جياد خيلنا

This is the female horse from our fine steeds.

وحجر الإنسان وحجره: ما بين يديه من ثوبه

And the human's lap and his حجره: what is between his hands of his garment.

ونشأ فلان في حجر فلان وحجره أي حفظه وستره

And so-and-so grew up in the lap of so-and-so, meaning his protection and concealment.

الحجر حطيم مكة، كأنه حجرة مما يلي المثعب من البيت

Al-Hijr is the Hatim of Mecca, as if it were a small enclosure next to the spout of the House.

وهو ما حواه الحطيم المدار بالبيت جانب الشمال

And it is what the Hatim encompasses, surrounding the House on the north side.

ولقد كذب أصحاب الحجر المرسلين

And the companions of the Hijr had denied the messengers.

إذا نشأت حجرية ثم تشاءمت فتلك عين غديقة حجرية

If a hajariyyah arises and then turns south, that is a spring of a hajariyyah valley.

بحجري ترى فيه اضطمارا

In my Hajar, you see in it a hidden strength.

وحدائد حجر مقدمة في الجودة

And the ironworks of Hajar are foremost in quality.

حجرية، كالجمر من سن الدلق

Hajariyyah, like embers from the sharpening of the spear.

لمن الديار بقنة الحجر

Whose are the dwellings at the peak of Al-Hajar?

حجرية خيضت بسم ماثل

Hajariyyah, steeped in a potent poison.

وقد ارتعج ماله وارتعج عدده

And his wealth has increased and his numbers have multiplied.

وهي الأحماء، كان لكل واحد منهم حمى لا يرعاه غيره

And they are the reserves, each of them had a reserve that no one else grazed.

أنه كان له حصير يبسطه بالنهار ويحجره بالليل

That he had a mat he would spread during the day and reserve at night.

فذوقوا، كما ذقنا غداة محجر

So taste, as we tasted on the morning of Mahjar.

مطموس العين ليست بناتئة ولا حجراء

The eye is covered, not protruding nor stony.