حَاْجَوَ
Root: حجو
Form: 3
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حَاْجَوَIII
حَاجَيْتُهُ , Verbal.Noun of the former مُحَاجَاةٌ and حِجَآءٌ, I contended, or vied, with him in intelligence or skill and knowledge, or in endeavouring to show my superiority in intelligence &c., (فَاطَنْتُهُ,) and I overcame him therein; from حِجًى [or حِجًا] meaning “ intelligence. ” [And hence, I tried him with an enigma or enigmas, and overcame him therein: or] I proposed to him an enigma [&c.]: [or I contended with him in proposing an enigma or enigmas, &c.]: i. e. دَاعَيْتُهُ فَغَلَبْتُهُ: so in the handwriting of Aboo-Zekereeyà, and in that of Aboo-Sahl, [and in my two copies of the S,] but in [some of the copies of] the S دعيته. And حُوجِىَ بِهِ [He was tried with it as an enigma to be explained by him; or he had it proposed to him as an enigma].
2 مُحَاجَاةٌ signifies [also] The asking a thing of one much, so as to weary; as also مُدَاعَاةٌ.
3 And حِجَآءٌ, [accord. to the CK حَجًا, but correctly] like كِتَابٌ, An engaging in conflict, or fight.
4 See also 1.
2 مُحَاجَاةٌ signifies [also] The asking a thing of one much, so as to weary; as also مُدَاعَاةٌ.
3 And حِجَآءٌ, [accord. to the CK حَجًا, but correctly] like كِتَابٌ, An engaging in conflict, or fight.
4 See also 1.
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