حجة

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ح ج ج (ḥ j j)
8 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħud͡ʒ.d͡ʒa/

Noun

حُجَّة • (ḥujja) f (plural حُجَج (ḥujaj))

argument (for or against something)
1. piece of evidence, proof, legal record
  - 2017 November 15, “روسيا تصف اتهامات مدريد لها بالتدخل في كاتالونيا بـ"الهستيريا"”, in Al-Quds‎, archived from the original on 15 November 2017:
    وقال المتحدث باسم الكرملين ديمتري بيسكوف للصحافيين إن "السلطات الاسبانية وحلف شمال الأطلسي والصحف لم تأت بحجة واحدة ذات قيمة لدعم هذه الادعاءات".
    The speaker in the name of the Kremlin Dmitri Peskov said to the journalists that “the Spanish authorities and the North Atlantic Treaty and the papers have not come out with a single valuable piece of evidence to support these allegations .”
2. (legal) authority
pretense, pretext, excuse, alibi, plea

Declension

Declension of noun حُجَّة (ḥujja)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُجَّة ḥujja	الْحُجَّة al-ḥujja	حُجَّة ḥujjat
Nominative	حُجَّةٌ ḥujjatun	الْحُجَّةُ al-ḥujjatu	حُجَّةُ ḥujjatu
Accusative	حُجَّةً ḥujjatan	الْحُجَّةَ al-ḥujjata	حُجَّةَ ḥujjata
Genitive	حُجَّةٍ ḥujjatin	الْحُجَّةِ al-ḥujjati	حُجَّةِ ḥujjati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُجَّتَيْن ḥujjatayn	الْحُجَّتَيْن al-ḥujjatayn	حُجَّتَيْ ḥujjatay
Nominative	حُجَّتَانِ ḥujjatāni	الْحُجَّتَانِ al-ḥujjatāni	حُجَّتَا ḥujjatā
Accusative	حُجَّتَيْنِ ḥujjatayni	الْحُجَّتَيْنِ al-ḥujjatayni	حُجَّتَيْ ḥujjatay
Genitive	حُجَّتَيْنِ ḥujjatayni	الْحُجَّتَيْنِ al-ḥujjatayni	حُجَّتَيْ ḥujjatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُجَج ḥujaj	الْحُجَج al-ḥujaj	حُجَج ḥujaj
Nominative	حُجَجٌ ḥujajun	الْحُجَجُ al-ḥujaju	حُجَجُ ḥujaju
Accusative	حُجَجًا ḥujajan	الْحُجَجَ al-ḥujaja	حُجَجَ ḥujaja
Genitive	حُجَجٍ ḥujajin	الْحُجَجِ al-ḥujaji	حُجَجِ ḥujaji

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: hüccət
→ Phalura: wáǰa
→ Persian: حجت
→ Ottoman Turkish: حجت (huccet)
- > Turkish: hüccet (inherited)
- → Romanian: hoget
→ Swahili: hoja
→ Uyghur: ھۆججەت (höjjet)
→ Uzbek: hujjat

(via plural form حُجَج (ḥujaj))

→ Swahili: hojaji

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħid͡ʒ.d͡ʒa/

Noun

حِجَّة • (ḥijja) f (plural حِجَج (ḥijaj) or حِجّات (ḥijjāt))

instance noun of حَجّ (ḥajj); hajj, pilgrimage

Declension

Declension of noun حِجَّة (ḥijja)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِجَّة ḥijja	الْحِجَّة al-ḥijja	حِجَّة ḥijjat
Nominative	حِجَّةٌ ḥijjatun	الْحِجَّةُ al-ḥijjatu	حِجَّةُ ḥijjatu
Accusative	حِجَّةً ḥijjatan	الْحِجَّةَ al-ḥijjata	حِجَّةَ ḥijjata
Genitive	حِجَّةٍ ḥijjatin	الْحِجَّةِ al-ḥijjati	حِجَّةِ ḥijjati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِجَّتَيْن ḥijjatayn	الْحِجَّتَيْن al-ḥijjatayn	حِجَّتَيْ ḥijjatay
Nominative	حِجَّتَانِ ḥijjatāni	الْحِجَّتَانِ al-ḥijjatāni	حِجَّتَا ḥijjatā
Accusative	حِجَّتَيْنِ ḥijjatayni	الْحِجَّتَيْنِ al-ḥijjatayni	حِجَّتَيْ ḥijjatay
Genitive	حِجَّتَيْنِ ḥijjatayni	الْحِجَّتَيْنِ al-ḥijjatayni	حِجَّتَيْ ḥijjatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِجَج‎; حِجّات ḥijaj‎; ḥijjāt	الْحِجَج‎; الْحِجّات al-ḥijaj‎; al-ḥijjāt	حِجَج‎; حِجّات ḥijaj‎; ḥijjāt
Nominative	حِجَجٌ‎; حِجّاتٌ ḥijajun‎; ḥijjātun	الْحِجَجُ‎; الْحِجّاتُ al-ḥijaju‎; al-ḥijjātu	حِجَجُ‎; حِجّاتُ ḥijaju‎; ḥijjātu
Accusative	حِجَجًا‎; حِجّاتٍ ḥijajan‎; ḥijjātin	الْحِجَجَ‎; الْحِجّاتِ al-ḥijaja‎; al-ḥijjāti	حِجَجَ‎; حِجّاتِ ḥijaja‎; ḥijjāti
Genitive	حِجَجٍ‎; حِجّاتٍ ḥijajin‎; ḥijjātin	الْحِجَجِ‎; الْحِجّاتِ al-ḥijaji‎; al-ḥijjāti	حِجَجِ‎; حِجّاتِ ḥijaji‎; ḥijjāti

حجة

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

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Etymology 1.2

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