أحجية

Arabic

Root
ح ج و (ḥ j w)
1 term

Etymology 1.1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔuħ.d͡ʒij.ja/

Noun

أُحْجِيَّة • (ʔuḥjiyya) f (plural أُحْجِيَّات (ʔuḥjiyyāt) or أَحَاجِيّ (ʔaḥājiyy))

riddle, puzzle, enigma

Declension

Declension of noun أُحْجِيَّة (ʔuḥjiyya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُحْجِيَّة ʔuḥjiyya	الْأُحْجِيَّة al-ʔuḥjiyya	أُحْجِيَّة ʔuḥjiyyat
Nominative	أُحْجِيَّةٌ ʔuḥjiyyatun	الْأُحْجِيَّةُ al-ʔuḥjiyyatu	أُحْجِيَّةُ ʔuḥjiyyatu
Accusative	أُحْجِيَّةً ʔuḥjiyyatan	الْأُحْجِيَّةَ al-ʔuḥjiyyata	أُحْجِيَّةَ ʔuḥjiyyata
Genitive	أُحْجِيَّةٍ ʔuḥjiyyatin	الْأُحْجِيَّةِ al-ʔuḥjiyyati	أُحْجِيَّةِ ʔuḥjiyyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُحْجِيَّتَيْن ʔuḥjiyyatayn	الْأُحْجِيَّتَيْن al-ʔuḥjiyyatayn	أُحْجِيَّتَيْ ʔuḥjiyyatay
Nominative	أُحْجِيَّتَانِ ʔuḥjiyyatāni	الْأُحْجِيَّتَانِ al-ʔuḥjiyyatāni	أُحْجِيَّتَا ʔuḥjiyyatā
Accusative	أُحْجِيَّتَيْنِ ʔuḥjiyyatayni	الْأُحْجِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʔuḥjiyyatayni	أُحْجِيَّتَيْ ʔuḥjiyyatay
Genitive	أُحْجِيَّتَيْنِ ʔuḥjiyyatayni	الْأُحْجِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʔuḥjiyyatayni	أُحْجِيَّتَيْ ʔuḥjiyyatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُحْجِيَّات‎; أَحَاجِي ʔuḥjiyyāt‎; ʔaḥājī	الْأُحْجِيَّات‎; الْأَحَاجِي al-ʔuḥjiyyāt‎; al-ʔaḥājī	أُحْجِيَّات‎; أَحَاجِي ʔuḥjiyyāt‎; ʔaḥājī
Nominative	أُحْجِيَّاتٌ‎; أَحَاجِيُّ ʔuḥjiyyātun‎; ʔaḥājiyyu	الْأُحْجِيَّاتُ‎; الْأَحَاجِيُّ al-ʔuḥjiyyātu‎; al-ʔaḥājiyyu	أُحْجِيَّاتُ‎; أَحَاجِيُّ ʔuḥjiyyātu‎; ʔaḥājiyyu
Accusative	أُحْجِيَّاتٍ‎; أَحَاجِيَّ ʔuḥjiyyātin‎; ʔaḥājiyya	الْأُحْجِيَّاتِ‎; الْأَحَاجِيَّ al-ʔuḥjiyyāti‎; al-ʔaḥājiyya	أُحْجِيَّاتِ‎; أَحَاجِيَّ ʔuḥjiyyāti‎; ʔaḥājiyya
Genitive	أُحْجِيَّاتٍ‎; أَحَاجِيَّ ʔuḥjiyyātin‎; ʔaḥājiyya	الْأُحْجِيَّاتِ‎; الْأَحَاجِيِّ al-ʔuḥjiyyāti‎; al-ʔaḥājiyyi	أُحْجِيَّاتِ‎; أَحَاجِيِّ ʔuḥjiyyāti‎; ʔaḥājiyyi

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔuħ.d͡ʒi.ja/

Noun

أُحْجِيَة • (ʔuḥjiya) f (plural أُحْجِيَات (ʔuḥjiyāt) or أَحَاجٍ (ʔaḥājin))

Alternative form of أُحْجِيَّة (ʔuḥjiyya)

Declension

Declension of noun أُحْجِيَة (ʔuḥjiya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُحْجِيَة ʔuḥjiya	الْأُحْجِيَة al-ʔuḥjiya	أُحْجِيَة ʔuḥjiyat
Nominative	أُحْجِيَةٌ ʔuḥjiyatun	الْأُحْجِيَةُ al-ʔuḥjiyatu	أُحْجِيَةُ ʔuḥjiyatu
Accusative	أُحْجِيَةً ʔuḥjiyatan	الْأُحْجِيَةَ al-ʔuḥjiyata	أُحْجِيَةَ ʔuḥjiyata
Genitive	أُحْجِيَةٍ ʔuḥjiyatin	الْأُحْجِيَةِ al-ʔuḥjiyati	أُحْجِيَةِ ʔuḥjiyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُحْجِيَتَيْن ʔuḥjiyatayn	الْأُحْجِيَتَيْن al-ʔuḥjiyatayn	أُحْجِيَتَيْ ʔuḥjiyatay
Nominative	أُحْجِيَتَانِ ʔuḥjiyatāni	الْأُحْجِيَتَانِ al-ʔuḥjiyatāni	أُحْجِيَتَا ʔuḥjiyatā
Accusative	أُحْجِيَتَيْنِ ʔuḥjiyatayni	الْأُحْجِيَتَيْنِ al-ʔuḥjiyatayni	أُحْجِيَتَيْ ʔuḥjiyatay
Genitive	أُحْجِيَتَيْنِ ʔuḥjiyatayni	الْأُحْجِيَتَيْنِ al-ʔuḥjiyatayni	أُحْجِيَتَيْ ʔuḥjiyatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُحْجِيَات‎; أَحَاجِي ʔuḥjiyāt‎; ʔaḥājī	الْأُحْجِيَات‎; الْأَحَاجِي al-ʔuḥjiyāt‎; al-ʔaḥājī	أُحْجِيَات‎; أَحَاجِي ʔuḥjiyāt‎; ʔaḥājī
Nominative	أُحْجِيَاتٌ‎; أَحَاجٍ ʔuḥjiyātun‎; ʔaḥājin	الْأُحْجِيَاتُ‎; الْأَحَاجِي al-ʔuḥjiyātu‎; al-ʔaḥājī	أُحْجِيَاتُ‎; أَحَاجِي ʔuḥjiyātu‎; ʔaḥājī
Accusative	أُحْجِيَاتٍ‎; أَحَاجِيَ ʔuḥjiyātin‎; ʔaḥājiya	الْأُحْجِيَاتِ‎; الْأَحَاجِيَ al-ʔuḥjiyāti‎; al-ʔaḥājiya	أُحْجِيَاتِ‎; أَحَاجِيَ ʔuḥjiyāti‎; ʔaḥājiya
Genitive	أُحْجِيَاتٍ‎; أَحَاجٍ ʔuḥjiyātin‎; ʔaḥājin	الْأُحْجِيَاتِ‎; الْأَحَاجِي al-ʔuḥjiyāti‎; al-ʔaḥājī	أُحْجِيَاتِ‎; أَحَاجِي ʔuḥjiyāti‎; ʔaḥājī

References

Lane, Edward William (1863) “أحجية”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
Wehr, Hans (1979) “أحجية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN