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) (masculine plural حَاجِبُون‎ (ḥājibūn) or حَجَبَة‎ (ḥajaba) or حُجَّاب‎ (ḥujjāb), feminine plural حَاجِبَات‎ (ḥājibāt))

  1. concealing, screening, protecting

Declension

Noun

حَاجِب • (ḥājib) m (plural حَاجِبُون‎ (ḥājibūn) or حُجَّاب‎ (ḥujjāb) or حَجَبَة‎ (ḥajaba))

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

Declension

Descendants

  • → Middle Armenian: հեճուպ (hečup), հէջուբ (hēǰub), հեճպ (hečp)

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) eyebrow

Declension

Descendants

References

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ح ج ب‎
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic حَاجِب‎ (ḥājib).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħaː.ʒib/
  • (file)

Noun

حاجب • (ḥājib) m (plural حجبان‎ (ḥajbān) or حجبان‎ (ḥujbān))

  1. (anatomy) eyebrow

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَاجِب‎ (ḥājib).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħaː.ʒib/, [ˈħæː.ʒɪb]
  • (file)

Noun

حاجب • (ḥājeb) m (plural حواجب‎ (ḥawājeb))

  1. eyebrow
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