Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

احتجز

Root: حجز

Form: 8

Full Definition

احتجزVIII He, or it, was, or became, defended, or he defended himself, by it; syn. امْتَنَعَ. [See also another explanation in what follows.]
2 احتجزا They two were, or became, separated, or parted, each from the other. See also 6.

def.2 احتجزهُ He carried it in his حُجْزَة: like as اِحْتَضَنَهُ signifies “he carried it in his حِضْن
2 احتجز بِإِزَارِهِ He tied his ازار upon [or around] his waist; he made the two ends thereof to meet, and tied it upon his waist; he wrapped it round his waist.
3 Hence, احتجز بِالحِرَارِ وَالجِبَالِ It was encompassed by the stony tracts called حرار [pl. of حَرَّةٌ], and by the mountains.

def.3 احتجز He, or it, came to the province called El-Hijáz; as also انحجز ; and , Verbal.Noun إِحْجَازٌ.


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