حجلة

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

حَجْلَة (ḥajlaf

  1. instance noun of حَجَلَ (ḥajala, to hop, to walk as if with one leg shackled)
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Etymology 2[edit]

By comparison to حِجْل (ḥijl, anklet) as another adornment or restrainment for the female sex.

Noun[edit]

حَجَلَة (ḥajalaf (plural حِجَال (ḥijāl))

  1. a curtained canopy or alcove in a household whereunder a woman remains hidden
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Etymology 3[edit]

Singulative noun of حَجَل (ḥajal).

Noun[edit]

حَجَلَة (ḥajalaf (singulative, collective حَجَل m (ḥajal), plural حِجْلَان (ḥijlān) or حِجْلَى (ḥijlā))

  1. partridge
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