حَاجِبٌ

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حَاجِبٌ , an epithet in which the quality of a subst. predominates, A door-keeper; so called because he prevents persons from entering: [a chamberlain:] pl. حُجَّابٌ and حَجَبَةٌ. And حَجَبَةُ البَيْتِ [The door-keepers and guardians of the Kaabeh: see حِجَابَةٌ].
2 Each of the two bones over the eyes, with the hair and flesh upon them: or the eyebrow; the hair growing on either of those bones: so called because it precludes the rays of the sun from the eye: of the masc. gender: pl. حَوَاجِبُ. One says, إِنَّهُ لَمُزَجَّجُ الحَاجِبِ [Verily he has the eyebrow made narrow and long, by the removal of redundant hairs; or made narrow and long and arched; or lengthened with antimony].
3 [Hence, as being likened thereto,] The piece of wood that is over the lintel of a door-frame. [See عَتَبَةٌ.]
4 The edge, or side, or upper limb of the disk, that appears when it begins to rise, or the first part that appears, of the sun, and of the moon: likened to the حاجب of the face of a man: and حَوَاجبُ الشَّمْس the sides of the sun. You say, بَدَا حَاجِبُ الشَّمْس, and القَمَرِ, The upper limb of the disk, or the edge, of the sun appeared, and of the moon.
5 The edge or anything. A woman said to a man who was eating of the middle of a round cake of bread, كُلْ مِنْ حَوَاجِبِهَا Eat of its edges, or its sides.
6 [The beginning of the dawn.] You say, لَاحَتْ حَوَاجِبُ الصُّبْحِ The beginnings of the dawn appeared.

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