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حجء

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of joy, attachment, and clinging to something. It also extends to meanings of being suitable or worthy, and seeking refuge or a place of safety.

Derived headwords

حَجَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to rejoiceboth

    To feel or express great joy or delight about something.

  2. 2.
    to hold backclassical

    To restrain or keep something confined.

حَجِئَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingyclassical

    To be reluctant to give or spend; to be miserly.

  2. 2.
    to be delightedboth

    To be filled with great pleasure or happiness.

  3. 3.
    to cling toboth

    To hold onto something firmly, often with persistence.

تَحَجَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to cling firmlyboth

    To adhere strongly and persistently to something or someone.

المَحْجَأnoun
  1. 1.
    refugeclassical

    A place or state of safety or shelter.

حَجِيءadjective
  1. 1.
    worthyboth

    Having qualities that merit or deserve something; suitable.

حَجِيءٌ بِكَذَاphrase
  1. 1.
    worthy of somethingboth

    Deserving or suitable for a particular thing.

إِلَيْهِمْ لَاجِئٌphrase
  1. 1.
    a refugee to themclassical

    Someone seeking protection or refuge with a particular group of people.

Parallel reading

حجأ بالأمر، كجعل: فرح
He rejoiced in the matter, like 'to make': he was happy.
و عنه كذا: حبسه
And from it, something: he held it back.
وحجئ به، كسمع: ضن به
And he was stingy with it, like 'to hear': he was miserly with it.
وأولع أو فرح
Or he was delighted or rejoiced.
أو تمسك به ولزمه كتحجأ
Or he clung to it and adhered to it, like 'to cling firmly'.
والمحجأ: الملجأ
And the refuge: the place of shelter.
وهو حجيء بكذا
And he is worthy of something.
و إليهم: لاجئ
And to them: a refugee.