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Also written حجز: حَجَزَ (to hold back)
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حَجْز in English
Noun · masculine
Verbal noun of حَجَزَ (to hold back): the act or idea of the verb.
- curbing, restraint
- seclusion, isolation
- arrest, detention, holding, confinement
- seizure, confiscation, impound, sequester, sequestration
- booking, reservation, RSVP, order
Words from the root ح-ج-ز
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حَجَزَ
· present يَحْجُزُ
Form I · The plain action
to hold back, to restrain, to contain; to prevent, to hinder; to block, to impede, to obstruct
اِحْتَجَزَ
· present يَحْتَجِزُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to seize, arrest, confiscate, detain, impound, imprison, seclude, isolate, apprehend, restrain within certain limits, set apart, hold captive, hold back, withhold, retain or reserve for oneself
اِحْتِجَاز
detention
مُحْتَجِز
مُحْتَجَز
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