How to say "attendance, presence" in Arabic
Shifted meaningMeaningattendance, presence
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
حُضُور
ḥuḍūrחצ'ור
حضور
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
נוכחות
nokhekhutنُوخِخُوت
How the two words are related
Shifted meaning
Same root as a Hebrew word, but the meaning drifted over the centuries.
Arabic root
ح-ض-رHebrew root
ח-צ-רTraditionally compared (ض regularly answers צ) with Hebrew ח-צ-ר, 'courtyard, settlement' — both may trace to an old root about staying put, settling in one place. Arabic developed the abstract 'presence, attendance', while Hebrew's חצר narrowed to the concrete 'yard'; the connection is plausible, not certain.
Related Hebrew word:חצרkhatserخَاتْسِر
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In a phrase
حُضُور إِجْبَارِيّ
ḥuḍūr ijbārīחצ'ור אג'באריmandatory attendance