حاجب

See also: حاجت

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of حَجَبَ (ḥajaba, to conceal, to hide, to screen), from the root ح ج ب (ḥ-j-b).

Adjective

حَاجِب (ḥājib)

  1. concealing, screening, protecting

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), حاجب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

حَاجِب (ḥājib) m (plural حُجَّاب (ḥujjāb) or حَجَبَة (ḥajaba))

  1. doorman, gatekeeper
  2. chamberlain
  3. (Syrian, military) orderly

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), حاجب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

حَاجِب (ḥājib) m (plural حَوَاجِب (ḥawājib))

  1. eyebrow

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), حاجب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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