الحجاز

Arabic

Etymology

From حِجَاز (ḥijāz), an uncommon variant of حَاجِز (ḥājiz, “barrier, obstacle, impediment”), so called because of the mountain range located there.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /al.ħi.d͡ʒaːz/

Proper noun

الْحِجَاز • (al-ḥijāz) f

  1. Hejaz, the western region of Saudi Arabia.

Declension
Declension of noun الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — الْحِجَاز
al-ḥijāz		 —
Nominative — الْحِجَازُ
al-ḥijāzu		 —
Accusative — الْحِجَازَ
al-ḥijāza		 —
Genitive — الْحِجَازِ
al-ḥijāzi		 —

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /al.ħi.d͡ʒaːz/, [alħɪd͡ʒaːz], [alħɪʒaːz]

Proper noun

الحجاز • (al-ḥijāz) f

  1. Hejaz, the western region of Saudi Arabia.
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