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هجء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of cutting, dividing, or separating things, particularly food. It can also extend to meanings of being settled or residing in a place.

Derived headwords

هَجَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to settleclassical

    To reside or dwell in a place.

أَهْجَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to cut foodclassical

    To cut food into pieces, especially for consumption.

مُهَجَّأadjective
  1. 1.
    cut upclassical

    Describing food that has been cut into pieces.

Parallel reading

هجأ غرثي: سكن.
Haja' ghirthi: to settle.
وأهجا طعامكم غرثي: قطعه.
And ahja' your food ghirthi: to cut it.
وأطعمهم من مطعم غير مهجئ
And fed them from food not cut up