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حَائِطٌ

Root: حوط

Full Definition

حَائِطٌ A wall. or a wall of enclosure: or one that surrounds a garden: [often applied to a fence of wood, or sticks, or of reeds, or canes:] so called because it surrounds what is within it; but it is a subst., like سَقْفٌ and رُكْنٌ, though implying the meaning of surrounding: or it is an act. part. n., from حَاطَ: pl. حِيطَانٌ, in which the و is changed into ى because of the kesreh before it, but by rule it should be حُوطَانٌ; and حِيَاطٌ.
2 And hence, A garden, in general: or a garden of palmtrees, surrounded by a wall: pl. حَوَائِطُ.


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