محجوب

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ح ج ب (ḥ-j-b)

Etymology[edit]

Derived from the passive participle of the verb حَجَبَ (ḥajaba).

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Adjective[edit]

مَحْجُوب (maḥjūb)

  1. passive participle of حَجَبَ (ḥajaba).
    concealed, hidden

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْجُوب (maḥjūb, veiled; conceiled, hidden), from the passive participle of the verb حَجَبَ (ḥajaba, to veil, hide, conceal).

Adjective[edit]

محجوب (mahcub)

  1. veiled, curtained, covered or conceiled by a veil or curtain
    Synonyms: اورتیلو (örtülü), پرده‌لو (perdeli)
  2. ashamed, embarrassed, having a feeling of shameful discomfort
    Synonym: اوتانمش (utanmış)
  3. shy, bashful, reserved, disinclined to familiar approach
    Synonym: اوتانغاچ (utangaç)

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