حجره

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حُجْرَة (ḥujra).

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /hʊd͡ʒɾa/

    Noun

    Dari حجره
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik ҳуҷра (hujra)

    حجره (hojre) (plural حجرات (hojorât) or حجره‌ها (hojre-hâ))

    1. compartment, cell, chamber; particularly:
      1. (archaic) an individual's chamber in a house
      2. a merchant's compartment in a bazaar
        • 2015, Hojjat Ashrafzadeh, "Mah o Mahi"
          از چشم تو و چشم تو و حجره فیروزه ‌تراشی
          Of your eye -- your eye, and the turquoise cutting chamber
      3. a student's room in a seminary
      4. a compartment in a caravanserai
      5. a chamber in a hammam

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