حجام

Arabic

Root
ح ج م (ḥ j m)
7 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħi.d͡ʒaːm/

Noun

حِجَام • (ḥijām) m (plural أَحْجِمَة (ʔaḥjima))

1. muzzle, mouth-cup

Declension

Declension of noun حِجَام (ḥijām)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حِجَام ḥijām	الْحِجَام al-ḥijām	حِجَام ḥijām
nominative	حِجَامٌ ḥijāmun	الْحِجَامُ al-ḥijāmu	حِجَامُ ḥijāmu
accusative	حِجَامًا ḥijāman	الْحِجَامَ al-ḥijāma	حِجَامَ ḥijāma
genitive	حِجَامٍ ḥijāmin	الْحِجَامِ al-ḥijāmi	حِجَامِ ḥijāmi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حِجَامَيْن ḥijāmayn	الْحِجَامَيْن al-ḥijāmayn	حِجَامَيْ ḥijāmay
nominative	حِجَامَانِ ḥijāmāni	الْحِجَامَانِ al-ḥijāmāni	حِجَامَا ḥijāmā
accusative	حِجَامَيْنِ ḥijāmayni	الْحِجَامَيْنِ al-ḥijāmayni	حِجَامَيْ ḥijāmay
genitive	حِجَامَيْنِ ḥijāmayni	الْحِجَامَيْنِ al-ḥijāmayni	حِجَامَيْ ḥijāmay
plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَحْجِمَة ʔaḥjima	الْأَحْجِمَة al-ʔaḥjima	أَحْجِمَة ʔaḥjimat
nominative	أَحْجِمَةٌ ʔaḥjimatun	الْأَحْجِمَةُ al-ʔaḥjimatu	أَحْجِمَةُ ʔaḥjimatu
accusative	أَحْجِمَةً ʔaḥjimatan	الْأَحْجِمَةَ al-ʔaḥjimata	أَحْجِمَةَ ʔaḥjimata
genitive	أَحْجِمَةٍ ʔaḥjimatin	الْأَحْجِمَةِ al-ʔaḥjimati	أَحْجِمَةِ ʔaḥjimati

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħad͡ʒ.d͡ʒaːm/

Noun

حَجَّام • (ḥajjām) m (plural حَجَّامُون (ḥajjāmūn), feminine حَجَّامَة (ḥajjāma))

1. cupper, surgeon

Declension

Declension of noun حَجَّام (ḥajjām)

singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَجَّام ḥajjām	الْحَجَّام al-ḥajjām	حَجَّام ḥajjām	حَجَّامَة ḥajjāma	الْحَجَّامَة al-ḥajjāma	حَجَّامَة ḥajjāmat
nominative	حَجَّامٌ ḥajjāmun	الْحَجَّامُ al-ḥajjāmu	حَجَّامُ ḥajjāmu	حَجَّامَةٌ ḥajjāmatun	الْحَجَّامَةُ al-ḥajjāmatu	حَجَّامَةُ ḥajjāmatu
accusative	حَجَّامًا ḥajjāman	الْحَجَّامَ al-ḥajjāma	حَجَّامَ ḥajjāma	حَجَّامَةً ḥajjāmatan	الْحَجَّامَةَ al-ḥajjāmata	حَجَّامَةَ ḥajjāmata
genitive	حَجَّامٍ ḥajjāmin	الْحَجَّامِ al-ḥajjāmi	حَجَّامِ ḥajjāmi	حَجَّامَةٍ ḥajjāmatin	الْحَجَّامَةِ al-ḥajjāmati	حَجَّامَةِ ḥajjāmati
dual	masculine			feminine
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَجَّامَيْن ḥajjāmayn	الْحَجَّامَيْن al-ḥajjāmayn	حَجَّامَيْ ḥajjāmay	حَجَّامَتَيْن ḥajjāmatayn	الْحَجَّامَتَيْن al-ḥajjāmatayn	حَجَّامَتَيْ ḥajjāmatay
nominative	حَجَّامَانِ ḥajjāmāni	الْحَجَّامَانِ al-ḥajjāmāni	حَجَّامَا ḥajjāmā	حَجَّامَتَانِ ḥajjāmatāni	الْحَجَّامَتَانِ al-ḥajjāmatāni	حَجَّامَتَا ḥajjāmatā
accusative	حَجَّامَيْنِ ḥajjāmayni	الْحَجَّامَيْنِ al-ḥajjāmayni	حَجَّامَيْ ḥajjāmay	حَجَّامَتَيْنِ ḥajjāmatayni	الْحَجَّامَتَيْنِ al-ḥajjāmatayni	حَجَّامَتَيْ ḥajjāmatay
genitive	حَجَّامَيْنِ ḥajjāmayni	الْحَجَّامَيْنِ al-ḥajjāmayni	حَجَّامَيْ ḥajjāmay	حَجَّامَتَيْنِ ḥajjāmatayni	الْحَجَّامَتَيْنِ al-ḥajjāmatayni	حَجَّامَتَيْ ḥajjāmatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	حَجَّامِين ḥajjāmīn	الْحَجَّامِين al-ḥajjāmīn	حَجَّامِي ḥajjāmī	حَجَّامَات ḥajjāmāt	الْحَجَّامَات al-ḥajjāmāt	حَجَّامَات ḥajjāmāt
nominative	حَجَّامُونَ ḥajjāmūna	الْحَجَّامُونَ al-ḥajjāmūna	حَجَّامُو ḥajjāmū	حَجَّامَاتٌ ḥajjāmātun	الْحَجَّامَاتُ al-ḥajjāmātu	حَجَّامَاتُ ḥajjāmātu
accusative	حَجَّامِينَ ḥajjāmīna	الْحَجَّامِينَ al-ḥajjāmīna	حَجَّامِي ḥajjāmī	حَجَّامَاتٍ ḥajjāmātin	الْحَجَّامَاتِ al-ḥajjāmāti	حَجَّامَاتِ ḥajjāmāti
genitive	حَجَّامِينَ ḥajjāmīna	الْحَجَّامِينَ al-ḥajjāmīna	حَجَّامِي ḥajjāmī	حَجَّامَاتٍ ḥajjāmātin	الْحَجَّامَاتِ al-ḥajjāmāti	حَجَّامَاتِ ḥajjāmāti

Descendants

• Moroccan Arabic: حجام (ḥajjām, “cupper; barber”)
• → Classical Persian: حَجَّام (hajjām)
  • → Gujarati: હજામ (hajām)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: हज्जाम (hajjām)

    Urdu: حَجّام (hajjām)

  • → Sindhi: حَجامُ (ḥajāmu)
• Ottoman Turkish: حجام
• → Old Leonese: alfageme
  • Asturian: alfaxeme
• → Portuguese: alfageme
• → Old Spanish: alffagem, alfagem, alfagen, alhagen, alfageme, alhageme, alhajeme
  • Spanish: (surname) Alfageme

Sindhi

Alternative forms

• حَجَمُ (ḥajamu)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic حَجَّام (ḥajjām)bor.

Classical Persian حَجَّام (hajjām)bor.

Sindhi حجام

Borrowed from Classical Persian حَجَّام (hajjām), borrowed from Arabic حَجَّام (ḥajjām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦə.d͡ʒaː.mʊ/, [ɦə.d͡ʒaːm]

Noun

حَجامُ • (ḥajāmu) m (Devanagari हजामु)

1. barber

Further reading

• Sindhi Language Authority (2026), “حجام+حجم”, in Online Sindhi Dictionaries‎^[1]

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic حَجَّام (ḥajjām)bor.

Classical Persian حَجَّام (hajjām)bor.

Urdu حجام

Borrowed from Classical Persian حَجَّام (hajjām), borrowed from Arabic حَجَّام (ḥajjām).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦəd̪.d͡ʒɑːm/

Noun

حَجّام • (hajjām) m (Hindi spelling हज्जाम)

1. a barber

   Synonym: نَائی (nāī)

Declension

Declension of حجام

	singular	plural
direct	حَجّام (hajjām)	حَجّام (hajjām)
oblique	حَجّام (hajjām)	حَجّاموں (hajjāmõ)
vocative	حَجّام (hajjām)	حَجّامو (hajjāmo)

Further reading

• “حجام”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.