حُجَّة
argument (proof, case) /ˈħudʒ.dʒa/
Also: proof, evidence, pretext, excuse
Example sentences
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حُجَّةٌ | حُجَجٌ |
| Genitive | حُجَّةٍ | حُجَجٍ |
| Accusative | حُجَّةً | حُجَجًا |
| Vocative | يَا حُجَّةُ | يَا حُجَجُ |
Word family
Etymology
Hujja comes from the Semitic root ḥ-j-j, whose core sense in Arabic is arguing, disputing, and proving a case. The word itself is a noun of single instance built on the fuʿla pattern, so it literally means one act of arguing or proving, that is, a single piece of evidence or an argument. The same root gives Arabic hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca; classical philologists linked the two through an old sense of the verb meaning to set out toward or to press one's case before someone, though the exact historical link between the arguing sense and the journey sense stays debated. As a Semitic root, ḥ-j-j has no Indo-European ancestor, so it sits outside the PIE family entirely.
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