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hizb

hizb noun: each of the roughly equilongitudinal 60 parts in which the Quran has been traditionally divided to ease its reading and memorization.

Noun

hizb (plural hizbs or ahzab)

  1. each of the roughly equilongitudinal 60 parts in which the Quran has been traditionally divided to ease its reading and memorization

hizb meaning in Arabic and Persian

hizb in Arabic

Translations
حِزْب ḥizb

hizb in Persian

Translations
حزب hezb

Forms of hizb

pluralhizbs
pluralahzab

Origin of hizb

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic حِزْب (ḥizb, “group, band, faction”)

Phrases with hizb

Questions about hizb

What does hizb mean?
Hizb means each of the roughly equilongitudinal 60 parts in which the Quran has been traditionally divided to ease its reading and memorization.
What is hizb in Arabic?
Hizb in Arabic is حِزْب (ḥizb). See Hizb meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is hizb?
Hizb is a noun.
What is the plural of hizb?
The plural of hizb is hizbs.

Words near hizb in the dictionary

  1. Hiyang
  2. Hiyangei
  3. Hiyanggei
  4. Hiyanigilihuttaa
  5. hiyo
  6. hizb
  7. Hizb Allah
  8. Hizballah
  9. Hizbollah
  10. hizbs
  11. Hizbullah

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