حجفة

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Arabic

Etymology

From the otherwise sparsely attested root ح ج ف (ḥ-j-f) meaning “to parry”, “to deflect”, “to echo”, “to send back”, “to repel”; likely a variant of ح ج ب (ḥ-j-b).

Pronunciation

Noun

حَجَفَة • (ḥajafa) f (plural حَجَف (ḥajaf) or حَجَفَات (ḥajafāt))

  1. shield made of skins, without wood or sinews
    • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 29:7:
      لَمْ تُقْطَعْ يَدُ سَارِقٍ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَمَنِ الْمِجَنِّ حَجَفَةٍ أَوْ تُرْسٍ وَكِلاَهُمَا ذُو ثَمَنٍ.
      During the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) the hand of a thief was not cut off for less than the price of a shield, skin-shield or scutum, and both of them are valuable.

Declension

Declension of noun حَجَفَة (ḥajafa)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حَجَفَة
ḥajafa 		الْحَجَفَة
al-ḥajafa 		حَجَفَة
ḥajafat
Nominative حَجَفَةٌ
ḥajafatun 		الْحَجَفَةُ
al-ḥajafatu 		حَجَفَةُ
ḥajafatu
Accusative حَجَفَةً
ḥajafatan 		الْحَجَفَةَ
al-ḥajafata 		حَجَفَةَ
ḥajafata
Genitive حَجَفَةٍ
ḥajafatin 		الْحَجَفَةِ
al-ḥajafati 		حَجَفَةِ
ḥajafati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حَجَفَتَيْن
ḥajafatayn 		الْحَجَفَتَيْن
al-ḥajafatayn 		حَجَفَتَيْ
ḥajafatay
Nominative حَجَفَتَانِ
ḥajafatāni 		الْحَجَفَتَانِ
al-ḥajafatāni 		حَجَفَتَا
ḥajafatā
Accusative حَجَفَتَيْنِ
ḥajafatayni 		الْحَجَفَتَيْنِ
al-ḥajafatayni 		حَجَفَتَيْ
ḥajafatay
Genitive حَجَفَتَيْنِ
ḥajafatayni 		الْحَجَفَتَيْنِ
al-ḥajafatayni 		حَجَفَتَيْ
ḥajafatay
Plural basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حَجَف‎; حَجَفَات
ḥajaf‎; ḥajafāt 		الْحَجَف‎; الْحَجَفَات
al-ḥajaf‎; al-ḥajafāt 		حَجَف‎; حَجَفَات
ḥajaf‎; ḥajafāt
Nominative حَجَفٌ‎; حَجَفَاتٌ
ḥajafun‎; ḥajafātun 		الْحَجَفُ‎; الْحَجَفَاتُ
al-ḥajafu‎; al-ḥajafātu 		حَجَفُ‎; حَجَفَاتُ
ḥajafu‎; ḥajafātu
Accusative حَجَفًا‎; حَجَفَاتٍ
ḥajafan‎; ḥajafātin 		الْحَجَفَ‎; الْحَجَفَاتِ
al-ḥajafa‎; al-ḥajafāti 		حَجَفَ‎; حَجَفَاتِ
ḥajafa‎; ḥajafāti
Genitive حَجَفٍ‎; حَجَفَاتٍ
ḥajafin‎; ḥajafātin 		الْحَجَفِ‎; الْحَجَفَاتِ
al-ḥajafi‎; al-ḥajafāti 		حَجَفِ‎; حَجَفَاتِ
ḥajafi‎; ḥajafāti

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ge'ez: ሐገፋ (ḥägäfa, “shield”)

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