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حجب

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root حجب primarily concerns the concept of veiling, concealing, obstructing, or preventing access. It extends to meanings of blocking vision, withholding inheritance, and also refers to specific anatomical or geographical features.

Derived headwords

الحِجَابnoun
  1. 1.
    the veil, screenboth

    the veil, screen

حَجَبَverb
  1. 1.
    he covered, concealedboth

    he covered, concealed

  2. 2.
    he prevented him from enteringboth

    he prevented him from entering

حِجَاب الجَوْفnoun
  1. 1.
    diaphragmclassical

    The anatomical structure separating the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity.

المَحْجُوبadjective
  1. 1.
    the blind personboth

    the blind person

حَاجِب العَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    its plural is حَوَاجِبُ (eyebrows)both

    its plural is حَوَاجِبُ (eyebrows)

حَاجِب الأَمِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    its plural is حُجَّابٌ (chamberlains)both

    its plural is حُجَّابٌ (chamberlains)

اسْتَحْجَبَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to appoint as chamberlainclassical

    To appoint someone to the position of chamberlain or keeper of the royal court.

حَوَاجِب الشَمْسnoun
  1. 1.
    its sides, edgesboth

    its sides, edges

مَلِك مُحَجَّبadjective
  1. 1.
    veiled kingclassical

    A king who is secluded or hidden from public view.

الحُجْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hip boneclassical

    The upper part of the hip bone, near the waist.

Parallel reading

الحجاب: الستر.
The veil: the covering.
وحجاب الجوف: ما يحتجب بين الفؤاد وسائره.
And the veil of the interior: that which is veiled between the heart and the rest of it.
وحجبه أي منعه عن الدخول.
And he veiled him, meaning he prevented him from entering.
والاخوة يحجبون الام عن الثلث.
And the brothers prevent the mother from (receiving) one-third (of the inheritance).
والمحجوب: الضرير.
And the veiled one: the blind one.
وحاجب العين جمعه حواجب، وحاجب الأمير جمعه حجاب.
And the eyebrow of the eye, its plural is eyebrows, and the chamberlain of the prince, his plural is chamberlains.
واستحجبه: ولاه الحجبة.
And he appointed him as chamberlain: he appointed him to the position of chamberlain.
وحواجب الشمس: نواحيها.
And the edges of the sun: its peripheries.
واحتجب الملك عن الناس.
And the king veiled himself from the people.
وملك محجب.
And a veiled king.
والحجبة، بالتحريك: رأس الورك، وهما حجبتان تشرفان على الخاصرتين.
And the hip bones, with vowelization: the top of the hip bone, and they are two hip bones overlooking the flanks.