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حَظّ
luck /ˈħɑðˤː/
nounA1#419 most common
Also: good fortune, share, portion, chance
Example sentences
عِنْدي حَظّ.
I have luck.
حَظُّكَ جَيِّد اليَوم.
Your luck is good today.
لَمْ يَكُن لَدَيْهِ حَظٌّ في الامْتِحان.
He had no luck in the exam.
رَبِحَ الجائِزَةَ بِمَحْضِ الحَظّ.
He won the prize by sheer luck.
يَقولونَ إنَّ الحَظَّ يُساعِدُ الجَريءَ.
They say luck favors the bold.
لَمْ يَكُن نَجاحُهُ وَليدَ الحَظِّ، بَل ثَمَرَةَ سَنَواتٍ مِن العَمَلِ الدَّؤوب.
His success was not the child of luck but the fruit of years of relentless work.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَظٌّ | حُظوظٌ |
| Genitive | حَظٍّ | حُظوظٍ |
| Accusative | حَظًّا | حُظوظًا |
| Vocative | يا حَظُّ | يا حُظوظُ |
Word family
مَحْظوظlucky, fortunate
حُظوظfortunes, lots (plural)
سوء الحَظّbad luck, misfortune
لِحُسْنِ الحَظّfortunately
حَظّ سَعيدgood luck
Etymology
حَظّ derives from the Semitic root ḥ-ẓ-ẓ, which carries the sense of a portion or lot that falls to a person. The meaning moved from the share one is allotted to the fortune or luck behind it. The related adjective مَحْظوظ, 'lucky', comes from the same root.
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