How to say "enclosure, yard" in Arabic
Shifted meaningMeaningenclosure, yard
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
حَظِيرَة
ḥaẓīraחט'ירה
حظيرة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
חצר
khatserخَاتْسِر
How the two words are related
Shifted meaning
Same root as a Hebrew word, but the meaning drifted over the centuries.
Arabic root
ح-ظ-رHebrew root
ח-צ-רHebrew חצר 'courtyard, yard' and Arabic حظيرة share the same root — ظ regularly corresponds to Hebrew צ, just like ض and ص do. Both describe a fenced-off space, but the meaning drifted apart: Hebrew's sense spread to any yard or courtyard, while Arabic narrowed it down to a livestock pen.
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In a phrase
حَظِيرَة صَغِيرَة
ḥaẓīra ṣaghīraחט'ירה צע'ירהa small pen
Plural
حَظَائِر
ḥaẓāʾirחט'אארbroken plural CaCāʾiC — like رِسَالَة→رَسَائِل