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هجز

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a subtle or hidden sound or thought. It is associated with a quiet utterance or a secret communication.

Derived headwords

الهَجْزnoun
  1. 1.
    quiet utteranceclassical

    A subtle, barely audible sound or utterance.

الهَجْسnoun
  1. 1.
    whisperclassical

    A quiet or subtle sound, often implying something hidden or secret.

هاجَزَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to converse secretlyclassical

    To speak with someone in a low voice or in secret, implying a private conversation.

  2. 2.
    to confide inclassical

    To share thoughts or secrets with someone, akin to whispering or having a private discussion.

هاجَسَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to whisper toclassical

    To speak to someone in a low voice, often conveying a secret or a subtle thought.

  2. 2.
    to muse withclassical

    To share thoughts or ponderings with another person, as if whispering one's inner thoughts.

Parallel reading

الهجز، أهمله الجوهري.
Al-Hajz, Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو لغة في الهجس، وهي النبأة الخفية.
And Ibn Duraid said: It is a dialectal variant of Al-Hajs, which is the subtle utterance.
من ذلك قولهم: هاجزه، أي ساره وهاجسه.
From this is their saying: 'Hajazahu', meaning he confided in him and he whispered to him.