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حِزْب
party (political) /ˈħizb/
nounB1#2185 most common
Also: faction, group, section of the Quran (one of 60 divisions)
Example sentences
هٰذَا حِزْبٌ كَبِيرٌ.
This is a big party.
أَبِي فِي حِزْبٍ سِيَاسِيٍّ.
My father is in a political party.
فازَ الحِزْبُ في الانْتِخاباتِ.
The party won the elections.
انْضَمَّ إلى الحِزْبِ الجَديدِ بَعْدَ استِقالَتِهِ.
He joined the new party after his resignation.
يَنْقَسِمُ البَرْلَمانُ إلى عِدَّةِ أَحْزابٍ مُتَنافِسَةٍ.
The parliament is divided into several competing parties.
قَرَأَ الشَّيْخُ حِزْبًا مِنَ القُرْآنِ بَعْدَ صَلاةِ الفَجْرِ.
The sheikh read a section (hizb) of the Quran after the dawn prayer.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حِزْبٌ | أَحْزَابٌ |
| Genitive | حِزْبٍ | أَحْزَابٍ |
| Accusative | حِزْبًا | أَحْزَابًا |
| Vocative | يا حِزْبُ | يا أَحْزَابُ |
Word family
أَحْزَابparties, factions (plural)
حِزْبِيّpartisan, of a party
حِزْبِيَّةpartisanship
تَحَزُّبfactionalism
مُتَحَزِّبa partisan, a factional person
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root ḥ-z-b, tied to the idea of a band or faction of people. In classical Arabic it named a group of allies or partisans. It also came to mark one of the sixty divisions of the Quran. In modern Arabic it is the standard term for a political party.
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