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حَجَر
stone /ˈħa.dʒar/
nounB1#1571 most common
Also: rock, pebble
Example sentences
هٰذَا حَجَر.
This is a stone.
رَمَى الوَلَدُ حَجَرًا.
The boy threw a stone.
وَجَدْتُ حَجَرًا أَمْلَسَ قُرْبَ النَّهْرِ.
I found a smooth stone near the river.
بُنِيَ هٰذَا الجِدارُ مِن حَجَرٍ قَديمٍ.
This wall was built from old stone.
قالوا إِنَّ قَلْبَهُ صارَ كَالحَجَرِ بَعْدَ تِلْكَ الحادِثَةِ.
They said his heart turned to stone after that incident.
مَنْ ضَرَبَ عُصْفورَيْنِ بِحَجَرٍ واحِدٍ فَقَدْ وَفَّرَ جُهْدَهُ ووَقْتَهُ مَعًا.
Whoever kills two birds with one stone has saved both his effort and his time.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَجَرٌ | أَحْجَارٌ |
| Genitive | حَجَرٍ | أَحْجَارٍ |
| Accusative | حَجَرًا | أَحْجَارًا |
| Vocative | يا حَجَرُ | يا أَحْجَارُ |
Word family
أَحْجَارstones (plural)
حَجَريّstony, made of stone
حَجَّرَto petrify, turn into stone
مَحْجَرquarry
حِجارةstones, masonry (collective)
Etymology
The word derives from the Semitic root ḥ-j-r, tied to the sense of enclosing or barring. The same root yields words for a forbidden space and for a lap or embrace. The link to stone may come from the idea of walling off or building a barrier.
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