حظ

See also: حط and خط

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ظ ظ (ḥ-ẓ-ẓ). Compare Ugaritic 𐎈𐎑𐎚 (ḥẓt).

Noun

حَظّ • (ḥaẓẓ) m (plural حُظُوظ (ḥuẓūẓ))

  1. share, portion, lot (especially of something good)
  2. luck, good fortune
  3. enjoyment, pleasure

Declension

Descendants

  • Persian: حظ (hazz)
    • Armenian: հազ (haz)
    • Azerbaijani: həzz
    • Ottoman Turkish: حظ (hazz)
      • Romanian: haz
  • >? Spanish: hato (possible influence)

References

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ح ظ ظ
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic حَظّ (ḥaẓẓ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħazˤzˤ/, /ħaðˤðˤ/

Noun

حظ • (ḥaẓẓ) m (plural حظوظ (ḥuẓūẓ))

  1. luck
  2. fortune
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