هَجَمَ (hajama)to attack

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb هَجَمَ (hajama) — “to attack”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): هَجَمَ يَهْجُمُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
هَجَمَ hajamaيَهْجُمُ yahjumuاُهْجُمْ auhjumهُجُومٌ hujūmun

Conjugation (2): هَجَمَ يَهْجِمُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
هَجَمَ hajamaيَهْجِمُ yahjimuاِهْجِمْ aihjimهُجُوم hujūm

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to attack

    • هَجَمَ الأَسَدُ عَلَى الفَرِيسَةِ.The lion attacked the prey.
    • هَجَمَ القُرْصَانُ عَلَى السَّفِينَةِ التِّجَارِيَّةِ.The pirate attacked the merchant ship.
    • لِمَاذَا هَجَمَ الكَلْبُ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الغَرِيبِ؟Why did the dog attack the stranger?
  2. 2. to assault

    • هَجَمَ اللُّصُوصُ عَلَى الْمَتْجَرِ لَيْلًا وَسَرَقُوا كُلَّ مَا فِيهِ.The thieves assaulted the store at night and stole everything inside.
    • هَجَمَ الْفَرِيقُ الْمُنَافِسُ بِقُوَّةٍ عَلَى مَرْمَى فَرِيقِنَا فِي الشَّوْطِ الثَّانِي.The opposing team strongly assaulted our team's goal in the second half.
    • هَجَمَ الْكَلْبُ الضَّالُّ عَلَى الْمَارَّةِ فِي الشَّارِعِ دُونَ سَبَبٍ وَاضِحٍ.The stray dog assaulted passersby in the street without a clear reason.
  3. 3. to descend upon

    • هَجَمَ الْجَيْشُ عَلَى الْعَدُوِّ بِشَجَاعَةٍ وَقُوَّةٍ فِي الْمَعْرَكَةِ.The army descended upon the enemy with courage and strength in the battle.
    • يَهْجُمُ الْفَيْرُوسُ عَلَى الْجِسْمِ وَيُسَبِّبُ الْأَمْرَاضَ الْمُخْتَلِفَةَ.The virus descends upon the body and causes various diseases.
    • لَا تَدَعِ الْيَأْسَ يَهْجُمُ عَلَى قَلْبِكَ فِي أَوْقَاتِ الشَّدَائِدِ.Do not let despair descend upon your heart in times of hardship.
  4. 4. to raid

    • هَجَمَ اللُّصُوصُ عَلَى الْمَتْجَرِ لَيْلًا.The thieves raided the store at night.
    • هَجَمَ الْجَيْشُ عَلَى مَوَاقِعِ الْعَدُوِّ بِسُرْعَةٍ.The army raided the enemy's positions quickly.
    • هَجَمَتِ الشُّرْطَةُ عَلَى وَكْرِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ الْمَشْتَبَهِ بِهِمْ.The police raided the suspected criminals' hideout.
  5. 5. to sink in

    • هَجَمَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فِي مَحْجَرَيْهِمَا مِنَ التَّعَبِ.His eyes sank into their sockets from exhaustion.
    • هَجَمَ وَجْهُهُ بَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ مِنَ المَرَضِ الشَّدِيدِ.His face sank in after days of severe illness.
    • هَجَمَتْ وَجْنَتَاهُ فَأَصْبَحَ مَنْظَرُهُ شَاحِبًا.His cheeks sank in, making his appearance pale.

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