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حَجْز
reservation /ˈħadʒz/
nounB1#1907 most common
Also: booking, detention, seizure
Example sentences
الحَجْز جاهز.
The reservation is ready.
أُريد حَجْز غُرفة.
I want to book a room.
أكّدتُ الحَجْز أمس.
I confirmed the reservation yesterday.
هل يُمكنني تغيير موعد الحَجْز؟
Can I change the reservation date?
أَلغَت الشركة الحَجْز بسبب سوء الأحوال الجوية.
The company cancelled the booking because of bad weather.
قرّرت المحكمة الحَجْز على أموال المُتّهم حتى نهاية التحقيق.
The court ordered the seizure of the defendant's assets until the end of the investigation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَجْزٌ | حُجوزٌ |
| Genitive | حَجْزٍ | حُجوزٍ |
| Accusative | حَجْزًا | حُجوزًا |
| Vocative | يا حَجْزُ | يا حُجوزُ |
Word family
حَجَزَto reserve, to detain
حاجِزbarrier, obstacleمَحْجوزreserved, booked, seized
حِجازةact of blocking off
Etymology
The word derives from the Arabic triliteral root ح-ج-ز (ḥ-j-z), which carries the sense of separating, barring, or holding back. From the idea of setting something aside came the meaning of reserving a place or holding property. In modern usage it covers both commercial booking and legal seizure.
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