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تَحَاجَوْا

Root: حجو

Form: 6

Full Definition

تَحَاجَوْاVI They tried one another with enigmas: [or proposed enigmas, one to another: or contended, one with another, in proposing an enigma, or enigmas: ] from حِجًى [or حِجًا] meaning “ intelligence. ” You say, يَتَحَاجَوْنَ بِأُحْجِيَّةٍ [They try one another with an enigma: or contend, one with another, in proposing an enigma]: التَّحَاجِى signifying التَّدَاعِى.


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