حجلة

Arabic

Noun

حَجْلَة • (ḥajla) f

  1. instance noun of حَجَلَ (ḥajala, to hop, to walk as if with one leg shackled)
Declension

Etymology 2

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

Noun

حَجَلَة • (ḥajala) f (plural حِجَال (ḥijāl))

  1. a curtained canopy or alcove in a household whereunder a woman remains hidden
Declension
Derived terms
  • رَبَّات الحِجَال (rabbāt al-ḥijāl, women, baggages, ladies)

Etymology 3

Singulative noun of حَجَل (ḥajal).

Noun

حَجَلَة • (ḥajala) f (singulative, collective حَجَل m (ḥajal), plural حِجْلَان (ḥijlān) or حِجْلَى (ḥijlā))

  1. partridge
Declension
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