حجة

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ح ج ج (ḥ j j)
8 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħud͡ʒ.d͡ʒa/

Noun

حُجَّة • (ḥujjaf (plural حُجَج (ḥujaj))

  1. argument (for or against something)
    1. piece of evidence, proof, legal record
      • 2017 November 15, “روسيا تصف اتهامات مدريد لها بالتدخل في كاتالونيا بـ"الهستيريا"”, in Al-Quds[1], archived from the original on 15 November 2017:
        وقال المتحدث باسم الكرملين ديمتري بيسكوف للصحافيين إن "السلطات الاسبانية وحلف شمال الأطلسي والصحف لم تأت بحجة واحدة ذات قيمة لدعم هذه الادعاءات".
        The speaker in the name of the Kremlin Dmitri Peskov said to the journalists that “the Spanish authorities and the North Atlantic Treaty and the papers have not come out with a single valuable piece of evidence to support these allegations [that the Russian government has interfered in the Catalonia crisis by spreading disinformation].”
    2. (legal) authority
  2. pretense, pretext, excuse, alibi, plea
Declension
Declension of noun حُجَّة (ḥujja)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal حُجَّة
ḥujja
الْحُجَّة
al-ḥujja
حُجَّة
ḥujjat
nominative حُجَّةٌ
ḥujjatun
الْحُجَّةُ
al-ḥujjatu
حُجَّةُ
ḥujjatu
accusative حُجَّةً
ḥujjatan
الْحُجَّةَ
al-ḥujjata
حُجَّةَ
ḥujjata
genitive حُجَّةٍ
ḥujjatin
الْحُجَّةِ
al-ḥujjati
حُجَّةِ
ḥujjati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal حُجَّتَيْن
ḥujjatayn
الْحُجَّتَيْن
al-ḥujjatayn
حُجَّتَيْ
ḥujjatay
nominative حُجَّتَانِ
ḥujjatāni
الْحُجَّتَانِ
al-ḥujjatāni
حُجَّتَا
ḥujjatā
accusative حُجَّتَيْنِ
ḥujjatayni
الْحُجَّتَيْنِ
al-ḥujjatayni
حُجَّتَيْ
ḥujjatay
genitive حُجَّتَيْنِ
ḥujjatayni
الْحُجَّتَيْنِ
al-ḥujjatayni
حُجَّتَيْ
ḥujjatay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal حُجَج
ḥujaj
الْحُجَج
al-ḥujaj
حُجَج
ḥujaj
nominative حُجَجٌ
ḥujajun
الْحُجَجُ
al-ḥujaju
حُجَجُ
ḥujaju
accusative حُجَجًا
ḥujajan
الْحُجَجَ
al-ḥujaja
حُجَجَ
ḥujaja
genitive حُجَجٍ
ḥujajin
الْحُجَجِ
al-ḥujaji
حُجَجِ
ḥujaji
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: hüccət
  • Phalura: wáǰa
  • Persian: حجت
  • Kazakh: құжат (qūjat)
  • Ottoman Turkish: حجت (huccet)
  • Swahili: hoja
  • Uyghur: ھۆججەت (höjjet)
  • Uzbek: hujjat

(via plural form حُجَج (ḥujaj))

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħid͡ʒ.d͡ʒa/

Noun

حِجَّة • (ḥijjaf (plural حِجَج (ḥijaj) or حِجّات (ḥijjāt))

  1. instance noun of حَجّ (ḥajj); hajj, pilgrimage
Declension
Declension of noun حِجَّة (ḥijja)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal حِجَّة
ḥijja
الْحِجَّة
al-ḥijja
حِجَّة
ḥijjat
nominative حِجَّةٌ
ḥijjatun
الْحِجَّةُ
al-ḥijjatu
حِجَّةُ
ḥijjatu
accusative حِجَّةً
ḥijjatan
الْحِجَّةَ
al-ḥijjata
حِجَّةَ
ḥijjata
genitive حِجَّةٍ
ḥijjatin
الْحِجَّةِ
al-ḥijjati
حِجَّةِ
ḥijjati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal حِجَّتَيْن
ḥijjatayn
الْحِجَّتَيْن
al-ḥijjatayn
حِجَّتَيْ
ḥijjatay
nominative حِجَّتَانِ
ḥijjatāni
الْحِجَّتَانِ
al-ḥijjatāni
حِجَّتَا
ḥijjatā
accusative حِجَّتَيْنِ
ḥijjatayni
الْحِجَّتَيْنِ
al-ḥijjatayni
حِجَّتَيْ
ḥijjatay
genitive حِجَّتَيْنِ
ḥijjatayni
الْحِجَّتَيْنِ
al-ḥijjatayni
حِجَّتَيْ
ḥijjatay
plural basic broken plural triptote‎;
sound feminine plural
indefinite definite construct
informal حِجَج‎; حِجّات
ḥijaj‎; ḥijjāt
الْحِجَج‎; الْحِجّات
al-ḥijaj‎; al-ḥijjāt
حِجَج‎; حِجّات
ḥijaj‎; ḥijjāt
nominative حِجَجٌ‎; حِجّاتٌ
ḥijajun‎; ḥijjātun
الْحِجَجُ‎; الْحِجّاتُ
al-ḥijaju‎; al-ḥijjātu
حِجَجُ‎; حِجّاتُ
ḥijaju‎; ḥijjātu
accusative حِجَجًا‎; حِجّاتٍ
ḥijajan‎; ḥijjātin
الْحِجَجَ‎; الْحِجّاتِ
al-ḥijaja‎; al-ḥijjāti
حِجَجَ‎; حِجّاتِ
ḥijaja‎; ḥijjāti
genitive حِجَجٍ‎; حِجّاتٍ
ḥijajin‎; ḥijjātin
الْحِجَجِ‎; الْحِجّاتِ
al-ḥijaji‎; al-ḥijjāti
حِجَجِ‎; حِجّاتِ
ḥijaji‎; ḥijjāti