حظوة

See also: خطوة

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥiθ̣- (“arrow”). Everything else in the root ح ظ و (ḥ-ẓ-w) or ح ظ ي (ḥ-ẓ-y) is denominal from the originally biradical noun.

Noun

حُظْوَة or حِظْوَة • (ḥuẓwa or ḥiẓwa) f (plural حُظًا (ḥuẓan) or حُظًى (ḥuẓan) or حِظًا (ḥiẓan) or حِظًى (ḥiẓan) or حُظُوَات (ḥuẓuwāt) or حِظَاء (ḥiẓāʔ) or حُظْوَات (ḥuẓwāt) or حِظْوَات (ḥiẓwāt))

1. verbal noun of حَظِيَ (ḥaẓiya) (form I)
2. small headless arrow, used for playing or training
3. share of luck
4. consideration, honor, favor

Declension

Declension of noun حُظْوَة (ḥuẓwa)‎; حِظْوَة (ḥiẓwa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُظْوَة‎; حِظْوَة ḥuẓwa‎; ḥiẓwa	الْحُظْوَة‎; الْحِظْوَة al-ḥuẓwa‎; al-ḥiẓwa	حُظْوَة‎; حِظْوَة ḥuẓwat‎; ḥiẓwat
Nominative	حُظْوَةٌ‎; حِظْوَةٌ ḥuẓwatun‎; ḥiẓwatun	الْحُظْوَةُ‎; الْحِظْوَةُ al-ḥuẓwatu‎; al-ḥiẓwatu	حُظْوَةُ‎; حِظْوَةُ ḥuẓwatu‎; ḥiẓwatu
Accusative	حُظْوَةً‎; حِظْوَةً ḥuẓwatan‎; ḥiẓwatan	الْحُظْوَةَ‎; الْحِظْوَةَ al-ḥuẓwata‎; al-ḥiẓwata	حُظْوَةَ‎; حِظْوَةَ ḥuẓwata‎; ḥiẓwata
Genitive	حُظْوَةٍ‎; حِظْوَةٍ ḥuẓwatin‎; ḥiẓwatin	الْحُظْوَةِ‎; الْحِظْوَةِ al-ḥuẓwati‎; al-ḥiẓwati	حُظْوَةِ‎; حِظْوَةِ ḥuẓwati‎; ḥiẓwati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُظْوَتَيْن‎; حِظْوَتَيْن ḥuẓwatayn‎; ḥiẓwatayn	الْحُظْوَتَيْن‎; الْحِظْوَتَيْن al-ḥuẓwatayn‎; al-ḥiẓwatayn	حُظْوَتَيْ‎; حِظْوَتَيْ ḥuẓwatay‎; ḥiẓwatay
Nominative	حُظْوَتَانِ‎; حِظْوَتَانِ ḥuẓwatāni‎; ḥiẓwatāni	الْحُظْوَتَانِ‎; الْحِظْوَتَانِ al-ḥuẓwatāni‎; al-ḥiẓwatāni	حُظْوَتَا‎; حِظْوَتَا ḥuẓwatā‎; ḥiẓwatā
Accusative	حُظْوَتَيْنِ‎; حِظْوَتَيْنِ ḥuẓwatayni‎; ḥiẓwatayni	الْحُظْوَتَيْنِ‎; الْحِظْوَتَيْنِ al-ḥuẓwatayni‎; al-ḥiẓwatayni	حُظْوَتَيْ‎; حِظْوَتَيْ ḥuẓwatay‎; ḥiẓwatay
Genitive	حُظْوَتَيْنِ‎; حِظْوَتَيْنِ ḥuẓwatayni‎; ḥiẓwatayni	الْحُظْوَتَيْنِ‎; الْحِظْوَتَيْنِ al-ḥuẓwatayni‎; al-ḥiẓwatayni	حُظْوَتَيْ‎; حِظْوَتَيْ ḥuẓwatay‎; ḥiẓwatay
Plural	broken plural in ـًا (-an)‎; broken plural in ـًى (-an)‎; sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُظَا‎; حُظَى‎; حِظَا‎; حِظَى‎; حُظُوَات‎; حِظَاء‎; حُظْوَات‎; حِظْوَات ḥuẓā‎; ḥuẓā‎; ḥiẓā‎; ḥiẓā‎; ḥuẓuwāt‎; ḥiẓāʔ‎; ḥuẓwāt‎; ḥiẓwāt	الْحُظَا‎; الْحُظَى‎; الْحِظَا‎; الْحِظَى‎; الْحُظُوَات‎; الْحِظَاء‎; الْحُظْوَات‎; الْحِظْوَات al-ḥuẓā‎; al-ḥuẓā‎; al-ḥiẓā‎; al-ḥiẓā‎; al-ḥuẓuwāt‎; al-ḥiẓāʔ‎; al-ḥuẓwāt‎; al-ḥiẓwāt	حُظَا‎; حُظَى‎; حِظَا‎; حِظَى‎; حُظُوَات‎; حِظَاء‎; حُظْوَات‎; حِظْوَات ḥuẓā‎; ḥuẓā‎; ḥiẓā‎; ḥiẓā‎; ḥuẓuwāt‎; ḥiẓāʔ‎; ḥuẓwāt‎; ḥiẓwāt
Nominative	حُظًا‎; حُظًى‎; حِظًا‎; حِظًى‎; حُظُوَاتٌ‎; حِظَاءٌ‎; حُظْوَاتٌ‎; حِظْوَاتٌ ḥuẓan‎; ḥuẓan‎; ḥiẓan‎; ḥiẓan‎; ḥuẓuwātun‎; ḥiẓāʔun‎; ḥuẓwātun‎; ḥiẓwātun	الْحُظَا‎; الْحُظَى‎; الْحِظَا‎; الْحِظَى‎; الْحُظُوَاتُ‎; الْحِظَاءُ‎; الْحُظْوَاتُ‎; الْحِظْوَاتُ al-ḥuẓā‎; al-ḥuẓā‎; al-ḥiẓā‎; al-ḥiẓā‎; al-ḥuẓuwātu‎; al-ḥiẓāʔu‎; al-ḥuẓwātu‎; al-ḥiẓwātu	حُظَا‎; حُظَى‎; حِظَا‎; حِظَى‎; حُظُوَاتُ‎; حِظَاءُ‎; حُظْوَاتُ‎; حِظْوَاتُ ḥuẓā‎; ḥuẓā‎; ḥiẓā‎; ḥiẓā‎; ḥuẓuwātu‎; ḥiẓāʔu‎; ḥuẓwātu‎; ḥiẓwātu
Accusative	حُظًا‎; حُظًى‎; حِظًا‎; حِظًى‎; حُظُوَاتٍ‎; حِظَاءً‎; حُظْوَاتٍ‎; حِظْوَاتٍ ḥuẓan‎; ḥuẓan‎; ḥiẓan‎; ḥiẓan‎; ḥuẓuwātin‎; ḥiẓāʔan‎; ḥuẓwātin‎; ḥiẓwātin	الْحُظَا‎; الْحُظَى‎; الْحِظَا‎; الْحِظَى‎; الْحُظُوَاتِ‎; الْحِظَاءَ‎; الْحُظْوَاتِ‎; الْحِظْوَاتِ al-ḥuẓā‎; al-ḥuẓā‎; al-ḥiẓā‎; al-ḥiẓā‎; al-ḥuẓuwāti‎; al-ḥiẓāʔa‎; al-ḥuẓwāti‎; al-ḥiẓwāti	حُظَا‎; حُظَى‎; حِظَا‎; حِظَى‎; حُظُوَاتِ‎; حِظَاءَ‎; حُظْوَاتِ‎; حِظْوَاتِ ḥuẓā‎; ḥuẓā‎; ḥiẓā‎; ḥiẓā‎; ḥuẓuwāti‎; ḥiẓāʔa‎; ḥuẓwāti‎; ḥiẓwāti
Genitive	حُظًا‎; حُظًى‎; حِظًا‎; حِظًى‎; حُظُوَاتٍ‎; حِظَاءٍ‎; حُظْوَاتٍ‎; حِظْوَاتٍ ḥuẓan‎; ḥuẓan‎; ḥiẓan‎; ḥiẓan‎; ḥuẓuwātin‎; ḥiẓāʔin‎; ḥuẓwātin‎; ḥiẓwātin	الْحُظَا‎; الْحُظَى‎; الْحِظَا‎; الْحِظَى‎; الْحُظُوَاتِ‎; الْحِظَاءِ‎; الْحُظْوَاتِ‎; الْحِظْوَاتِ al-ḥuẓā‎; al-ḥuẓā‎; al-ḥiẓā‎; al-ḥiẓā‎; al-ḥuẓuwāti‎; al-ḥiẓāʔi‎; al-ḥuẓwāti‎; al-ḥiẓwāti	حُظَا‎; حُظَى‎; حِظَا‎; حِظَى‎; حُظُوَاتِ‎; حِظَاءِ‎; حُظْوَاتِ‎; حِظْوَاتِ ḥuẓā‎; ḥuẓā‎; ḥiẓā‎; ḥiẓā‎; ḥuẓuwāti‎; ḥiẓāʔi‎; ḥuẓwāti‎; ḥiẓwāti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “حظوة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 596
• Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎^[2] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, pages 147–148
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حظوة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen, page 285
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