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حوز

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of gathering, collecting, and possessing something, often by bringing it into one's own domain or control. It extends to the idea of enclosing or surrounding, and also has a specific meaning related to the market.

Derived headwords

حَازَverb
  1. 1.
    to possessboth

    To gather and bring something to oneself, whether it be property or something else, thereby possessing it.

  2. 2.
    to acquireboth

    To take possession of something, to acquire it for oneself.

حَوْزnoun
  1. 1.
    possessionboth

    The act of gathering and bringing something to oneself; the state of possessing something.

  2. 2.
    marketclassical

    A soft or gentle market.

حِيَازَةnoun
  1. 1.
    possessionboth

    The act or state of possessing something, acquiring it and holding it.

  2. 2.
    acquisitionboth

    The act of acquiring property or goods.

احْتِيَازnoun
  1. 1.
    acquisitionboth

    The act of acquiring something for oneself, taking possession of it.

احْتَازَverb
  1. 1.
    to acquire for oneselfboth

    To take something and keep it for oneself, to acquire it.

حِيزnoun
  1. 1.
    marketclassical

    A gentle or soft market.

Parallel reading

الجمع وضم الشيء، وكل من ضم شيئا إلى نفسه من مال أو غير ذلك فقد
The gathering and bringing together of a thing, and whoever brings a thing to himself, whether property or otherwise, has
حازه حوزا
possessed it.
كالحيازة، بالكسر، والاحتياز.
like possession (al-ḥiyāzah, with kasrah), and acquisition (al-iḥtiyāz).
ويقال: حاز المال، إذا
And it is said: 'He possessed the money,' if
احتازه لنفسه.
he acquired it for himself.
وعليك بحيازة المال،
And you must acquire the money,
وحازه إليه واحتازه.
and he possessed it for him and acquired it.
الحوز: السوق اللين،
Al-ḥawz: the gentle market,
كالحيز، وقد
like al-ḥīz, and it has been said
حاز الإبل يحوزها
he possessed the camels, he possesses them