حجر

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root حجر primarily relates to the concept of prohibition, restriction, and enclosure. It extends to encompass physical barriers, sacred or forbidden things, and the act of preventing someone from acting. It also denotes specific places, parts of the body, and abstract qualities like intellect.

Derived headwords

حَجَرnoun

1.
the judge forbade him from disposing of his moneyboth
the judge forbade him from disposing of his money
2.
plural of ḥujraboth
plural of ḥujra

حَجَرَverb

1.
the judge forbade him from disposing of his moneyboth
the judge forbade him from disposing of his money
2.
plural of ḥujraboth
plural of ḥujra

حِجْرnoun

1.
the judge forbade him from disposing of his moneyboth
the judge forbade him from disposing of his money
2.
plural of ḥujraboth
plural of ḥujra

حَجَرٌ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to place under guardianshipclassical
When a judge forbids someone from managing their own wealth due to incapacity or debt.

حَجْرًا مَحْجُورًاphrase

1.
forbidden and protectedclassical
A phrase used as a plea for protection or to declare something inviolable, often uttered by polytheists.

حُجْرَةnoun

1.
roomboth
A chamber or compartment within a house or dwelling.
2.
enclosureboth
A fenced area, such as a pen for camels or a courtyard.
3.
areaclassical
A side or vicinity of a dwelling.

حَجْرَةnoun

1.
enclosureboth
A fenced area, similar to حجرة.

حَجُورnoun

1.
lapsboth
The plural of حِجْر, referring to the lap or bosom of a person.

حَجَرِيّadjective

1.
stonyboth
Made of stone or resembling stone.

حَجَرٌname

1.
the judge forbade him from disposing of his moneyboth
the judge forbade him from disposing of his money
2.
plural of ḥujraboth
plural of ḥujra

حَجْرَانnoun

1.
gold and silverclassical
A term referring to precious metals, specifically gold and silver.

حَاجِرnoun

1.
water barrierclassical
A structure or natural formation at the edge of a valley that retains water.

حَاجُورnoun

1.
water barrierclassical
Similar to حاجر, a place that holds water at the edge of a wadi.

مَحْجَرnoun

1.
gardenclassical
An orchard or a cultivated garden.
2.
eye socket areaclassical
The part of the eye that appears from behind a veil or veil.
3.
protected areaclassical
An area around a village that was designated as a protected zone (Hima).
4.
prohibitionclassical
The state of being forbidden or sacred.

اِحْتَجَرَverb

1.
a room, meaning he took itboth
a room, meaning he took it

تَحْجِيرnoun

1.
brandingclassical
Marking the area around a camel's eye with a circular brand.

حَجَّارnoun

1.
stonecutterboth
A person who works with stones, a stonemason.

حِجَارَةnoun

1.
stonesboth
The plural of حجر, referring to a large quantity of stones.

حَنْجَرَةnoun

1.
larynxboth
The throat or windpipe, with an added 'n' sound.

حَنْجُورnoun

1.
larynxboth
The throat or windpipe, similar to حنجرة.

Parallel reading

الحجر جمعه في القلة أحجار، وفي الكثرة حجار وحجارة

The plural of 'hajar' (stone) for a small quantity is 'ahjar', and for a large quantity is 'hajar' and 'hijarah'.

وهو نادر

And it is rare.

وهو حجر الكندي، الذى يقال له آكل المرار

And he is Hajar al-Kindi, who is called the eater of bitter herbs.

الحجر ساكن: مصدر قولك حجر عليه القاضي يحجر حجرا: إذا منعه من التصرف في ماله

Al-hajar (with sukun) is the masdar of your saying 'the judge prohibited him from managing his wealth', meaning he prevented him from disposing of his property.

والحجر أيضا: قصبة اليمامة، يذكر ويؤنث

And Al-Hajar is also the capital of Yamama, it is masculine and feminine.

والحجر: الحرام يكسر ويضم ويفتح، والكسر أفصح

And Al-Haram (with kasra) is the forbidden, it can be pronounced with kasra, damma, or fatha, and kasra is the most eloquent.

وقرئ بهن قوله تعالى: (وحرث حجر)

And it was recited with these vowels in the Almighty's saying: (and cultivated land forbidden).

ويقول المشركون يوم القيامة إذا رأوا ملائكة العذاب: (حجرا محجورا)

And the polytheists say on the Day of Resurrection when they see the angels of torment: (forbidden and protected).

أي حراما حرما، يظنون أن ذلك ينفعهم كما كانوا يقولونه في الدار الدنيا لم يخافونه في الشهر الحرام

Meaning forbidden and inviolable, thinking that this will benefit them as they used to say it in this world when they feared it in the sacred month.

وحجرة القوم: ناحية دارهم

And the hujrah of a people is the vicinity of their dwelling.

والجمع حجرات وحجر، مثل جمرة وجمر وجمرات

And the plural is hujrat and hajr, like jamrah, jamr, and jamarat.

والعرب تقول عند الأمر تنكره: حجرا بالضم، أي دفعا

And the Arabs say when they encounter something they dislike: 'Hajran' (with damma), meaning repulsion.

وهو استعاذة من الامر

And it is a seeking of refuge from the matter.

والحجرة: حظيرة الإبل، ومنه حجرة الدار

And the hijrah is a pen for camels, and from it is the enclosure of the house.

تقول: احتجرت حجرة، أي اتخذتها

You say: 'I fenced in a hijrah', meaning I made it.

والجمع حجر مثل غرفة وغرف، وحجرات بضم الجيم

And the plural is hajr like ghurfah and ghuraf, and hujurat (with damma on the jim).

والحجر: العقل

And Al-Hajr is intellect.

قال الله تعالى: (هل في ذلك قسم لذي حجر)

Allah the Almighty said: (Is there therein an oath for a man of understanding?).

والحجر أيضا: حجر الكعبة، وهو ما حواه الحطيم المدار بالبيت جانب الشمال

And Al-Hajr is also the enclosure of the Kaaba, which is what the Hateem surrounds, bordering the House on the north side.

وكل ما حجرته من حائط فهو حجر

And everything you enclose with a wall is a hajr.

والحجر: منازل ثمود ناحية الشام، عند وادى القرى

And Al-Hijr is the dwellings of Thamud in the region of Sham, near Wadi al-Qura.

قال الله تعالى: (كذب أصحاب الحجر المرسلين)

Allah the Almighty said: (The dwellers of Al-Hijr denied the messengers).

والحجر أيضا: الانثى من الخيل

And Al-Hajr is also the female of horses.

والمحجر، مثال المجلس: الحديقة

And Al-Mahjar, like Al-Majlis, is a garden.

بكرت به جرشية مقطورة * تروى المحاجر بازل علكوم

A trained Jarshiyyah camel set out early * watering the gardens, a mature bull.

ومحجر العين أيضا: ما يبدو من النقاب

And the mahjar of the eye is also what appears from behind the veil.

والمحجر بالفتح: ما حول القرية، ومنه محاجر أقيال اليمن، وهى الاحماء، كان لكل واحد منهم حمى لا يرعاه غيره

And Al-Mahjar (with fatha) is what surrounds the village, and from it are the protected areas of the rulers of Yemen, which were reserves that no one else grazed in.

والمحجر أيضا: الحجر، وهو الحرام

And Al-Mahjar is also Al-Hajr, which is the forbidden.

فهمت أن أغشى إليها محجرا * ولمثلها يغشى إليه المحجر

I understood that I would go to a forbidden place * and for such as her, the forbidden place is sought.

ويقال: حجر القمر: إذا استدار بخط دقيق من غير أن يغلظ، وكذلك إذا صارت حوله دارة في الغيم

And it is said: 'the moon is hajr' when it is surrounded by a thin line without thickening, and likewise when a halo forms around it in the clouds.

والتحجير أيضا: أن تسم حول عين البعير بميسم مستدير

And Al-Tahjeer is also branding around the camel's eye with a circular mark.

ومحجر بالتشديد: اسم موضع، والاصمعى يقوله بكسر الجيم، وغيره يفتح

And Mahjar (with shadda) is the name of a place, and Al-Asma'i pronounces it with a kasra on the jim, while others pronounce it with a fatha.

وحجار بالتشديد: اسم رجل من بكر ابن وائل

And Hajjar (with shadda) is the name of a man from Bakr ibn Wa'il.

والحنجرة والحنجور: الحلقوم: بزيادة النون

And Al-Hanjarah and Al-Hanjur are the larynx: with an added 'n'.