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Where does “حاجب” come from?

حاجب (Arabic) comes from Arabic حَاجِب, from Arabic حَجَبَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

حاجب (Arabic): concealing, screening, protecting; doorman,...

Definitions

  1. concealing, screening, protecting; doorman,...

Ancestry of “حاجب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَاجِبconcealing, covering, eyebrow; gatekeeper
2Arabicحَجَبَto conceal, to hide, to screen; to veil, to...
3ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
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