جحر

See also: حجر and حجز

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ح ر (j-ḥ-r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuħr/

Noun

جُحْر • (juḥr) m (plural جُحُور (juḥūr))

1. burrow, den, lair
2. hole, aperture
3. (archaic) vulva, pudendum

Declension

Declension of noun جُحْر (juḥr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُحْر juḥr	الْجُحْر al-juḥr	جُحْر juḥr
Nominative	جُحْرٌ juḥrun	الْجُحْرُ al-juḥru	جُحْرُ juḥru
Accusative	جُحْرًا juḥran	الْجُحْرَ al-juḥra	جُحْرَ juḥra
Genitive	جُحْرٍ juḥrin	الْجُحْرِ al-juḥri	جُحْرِ juḥri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُحْرَيْن juḥrayn	الْجُحْرَيْن al-juḥrayn	جُحْرَيْ juḥray
Nominative	جُحْرَانِ juḥrāni	الْجُحْرَانِ al-juḥrāni	جُحْرَا juḥrā
Accusative	جُحْرَيْنِ juḥrayni	الْجُحْرَيْنِ al-juḥrayni	جُحْرَيْ juḥray
Genitive	جُحْرَيْنِ juḥrayni	الْجُحْرَيْنِ al-juḥrayni	جُحْرَيْ juḥray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جُحُور juḥūr	الْجُحُور al-juḥūr	جُحُور juḥūr
Nominative	جُحُورٌ juḥūrun	الْجُحُورُ al-juḥūru	جُحُورُ juḥūru
Accusative	جُحُورًا juḥūran	الْجُحُورَ al-juḥūra	جُحُورَ juḥūra
Genitive	جُحُورٍ juḥūrin	الْجُحُورِ al-juḥūri	جُحُورِ juḥūri

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “جحر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 381-382.