أحجية
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ح ج و (ḥ-j-w).
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /ʔuħ.d͡ʒij.ja/
Noun
أُحْجِيَّة • (ʾuḥjiyya) f (plural أُحْجِيَّات (ʾuḥjiyyāt) or أَحَاجِيّ (ʾaḥājiyy))
- riddle, puzzle, enigma
Declension
Declension of noun أُحْجِيَّة (ʾuḥjiyya)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أُحْجِيَّة ʾuḥjiyya | الْأُحْجِيَّة al-ʾuḥjiyya | أُحْجِيَّة ʾuḥjiyyat |
| Nominative | أُحْجِيَّةٌ ʾuḥjiyyatun | الْأُحْجِيَّةُ al-ʾuḥjiyyatu | أُحْجِيَّةُ ʾuḥjiyyatu |
| Accusative | أُحْجِيَّةً ʾuḥjiyyatan | الْأُحْجِيَّةَ al-ʾuḥjiyyata | أُحْجِيَّةَ ʾuḥjiyyata |
| Genitive | أُحْجِيَّةٍ ʾuḥjiyyatin | الْأُحْجِيَّةِ al-ʾuḥjiyyati | أُحْجِيَّةِ ʾuḥjiyyati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | أُحْجِيَّتَيْن ʾuḥjiyyatayn | الْأُحْجِيَّتَيْن al-ʾuḥjiyyatayn | أُحْجِيَّتَيْ ʾuḥjiyyatay |
| Nominative | أُحْجِيَّتَانِ ʾuḥjiyyatāni | الْأُحْجِيَّتَانِ al-ʾuḥjiyyatāni | أُحْجِيَّتَا ʾuḥjiyyatā |
| Accusative | أُحْجِيَّتَيْنِ ʾuḥjiyyatayni | الْأُحْجِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʾuḥjiyyatayni | أُحْجِيَّتَيْ ʾuḥjiyyatay |
| Genitive | أُحْجِيَّتَيْنِ ʾuḥjiyyatayni | الْأُحْجِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʾuḥjiyyatayni | أُحْجِيَّتَيْ ʾuḥjiyyatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أُحْجِيَّات; أَحَاجِي ʾuḥjiyyāt; ʾaḥājī | الْأُحْجِيَّات; الْأَحَاجِي al-ʾuḥjiyyāt; al-ʾaḥājī | أُحْجِيَّات; أَحَاجِي ʾuḥjiyyāt; ʾaḥājī |
| Nominative | أُحْجِيَّاتٌ; أَحَاجِيُّ ʾuḥjiyyātun; ʾaḥājiyyu | الْأُحْجِيَّاتُ; الْأَحَاجِيُّ al-ʾuḥjiyyātu; al-ʾaḥājiyyu | أُحْجِيَّاتُ; أَحَاجِيُّ ʾuḥjiyyātu; ʾaḥājiyyu |
| Accusative | أُحْجِيَّاتٍ; أَحَاجِيَّ ʾuḥjiyyātin; ʾaḥājiyya | الْأُحْجِيَّاتِ; الْأَحَاجِيَّ al-ʾuḥjiyyāti; al-ʾaḥājiyya | أُحْجِيَّاتِ; أَحَاجِيَّ ʾuḥjiyyāti; ʾaḥājiyya |
| Genitive | أُحْجِيَّاتٍ; أَحَاجِيَّ ʾuḥjiyyātin; ʾaḥājiyya | الْأُحْجِيَّاتِ; الْأَحَاجِيِّ al-ʾuḥjiyyāti; al-ʾaḥājiyyi | أُحْجِيَّاتِ; أَحَاجِيِّ ʾuḥjiyyāti; ʾaḥājiyyi |
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /ʔuħ.d͡ʒi.ja/
Noun
أُحْجِيَة • (ʾuḥjiya) f (plural أُحْجِيَات (ʾuḥjiyāt) or أَحَاجٍ (ʾaḥājin))
- Alternative form of أُحْجِيَّة (ʾuḥjiyya)
Declension
Declension of noun أُحْجِيَة (ʾuḥjiya)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أُحْجِيَة ʾuḥjiya | الْأُحْجِيَة al-ʾuḥjiya | أُحْجِيَة ʾuḥjiyat |
| Nominative | أُحْجِيَةٌ ʾuḥjiyatun | الْأُحْجِيَةُ al-ʾuḥjiyatu | أُحْجِيَةُ ʾuḥjiyatu |
| Accusative | أُحْجِيَةً ʾuḥjiyatan | الْأُحْجِيَةَ al-ʾuḥjiyata | أُحْجِيَةَ ʾuḥjiyata |
| Genitive | أُحْجِيَةٍ ʾuḥjiyatin | الْأُحْجِيَةِ al-ʾuḥjiyati | أُحْجِيَةِ ʾuḥjiyati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | أُحْجِيَتَيْن ʾuḥjiyatayn | الْأُحْجِيَتَيْن al-ʾuḥjiyatayn | أُحْجِيَتَيْ ʾuḥjiyatay |
| Nominative | أُحْجِيَتَانِ ʾuḥjiyatāni | الْأُحْجِيَتَانِ al-ʾuḥjiyatāni | أُحْجِيَتَا ʾuḥjiyatā |
| Accusative | أُحْجِيَتَيْنِ ʾuḥjiyatayni | الْأُحْجِيَتَيْنِ al-ʾuḥjiyatayni | أُحْجِيَتَيْ ʾuḥjiyatay |
| Genitive | أُحْجِيَتَيْنِ ʾuḥjiyatayni | الْأُحْجِيَتَيْنِ al-ʾuḥjiyatayni | أُحْجِيَتَيْ ʾuḥjiyatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أُحْجِيَات; أَحَاجِي ʾuḥjiyāt; ʾaḥājī | الْأُحْجِيَات; الْأَحَاجِي al-ʾuḥjiyāt; al-ʾaḥājī | أُحْجِيَات; أَحَاجِي ʾuḥjiyāt; ʾaḥājī |
| Nominative | أُحْجِيَاتٌ; أَحَاجٍ ʾuḥjiyātun; ʾaḥājin | الْأُحْجِيَاتُ; الْأَحَاجِي al-ʾuḥjiyātu; al-ʾaḥājī | أُحْجِيَاتُ; أَحَاجِي ʾuḥjiyātu; ʾaḥājī |
| Accusative | أُحْجِيَاتٍ; أَحَاجِيَ ʾuḥjiyātin; ʾaḥājiya | الْأُحْجِيَاتِ; الْأَحَاجِيَ al-ʾuḥjiyāti; al-ʾaḥājiya | أُحْجِيَاتِ; أَحَاجِيَ ʾuḥjiyāti; ʾaḥājiya |
| Genitive | أُحْجِيَاتٍ; أَحَاجٍ ʾuḥjiyātin; ʾaḥājin | الْأُحْجِيَاتِ; الْأَحَاجِي al-ʾuḥjiyāti; al-ʾaḥājī | أُحْجِيَاتِ; أَحَاجِي ʾuḥjiyāti; ʾaḥājī |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “أحجية”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, 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