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حائِط
wall /ˈħaːʔitˤ/
nounB1#1669 most common
Also: wall of a room, partition wall
Example sentences
هٰذا حائِطٌ.
This is a wall.
الصُّورةُ على الحائِط.
The picture is on the wall.
دَهَنّا الحائِطَ باللَّونِ الأزرق.
We painted the wall blue.
سَقَطَ جُزءٌ مِنَ الحائِطِ بعدَ الزِّلزال.
Part of the wall fell after the earthquake.
كُتِبَت شِعاراتٌ كثيرةٌ على حِيطانِ المدينةِ القديمة.
Many slogans were written on the walls of the old city.
لم يَبقَ مِنَ البيتِ القديمِ إلّا حائِطٌ مُتَصَدِّعٌ يُقاوِمُ الزَّمن.
Nothing remained of the old house except a cracked wall resisting time.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حائِطٌ | حِيطانٌ |
| Genitive | حائِطٍ | حِيطانٍ |
| Accusative | حائِطاً | حِيطاناً |
| Vocative | يا حائِطُ | يا حِيطانُ |
Word family
حاطَto surround, to guard
حِيطةcaution, care
إحاطةencompassing, briefing
مُحيطocean; perimeter
جِدارwall (near synonym)Etymology
حائِط is the active participle of the verb حاطَ, meaning to surround or guard. The literal sense is the thing that encloses. From the root ح-و-ط came a family of words about encircling and protection, and the wall is what rings a space and keeps it in.
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