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.

Related terms

• حِجازي (ḥijāzi, “Hijazi”) (masculine)
• حِجازِيَّة (ḥijāziyya, “Hijazi”) (feminine)