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ح-ج-ج

the pilgrimage

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فَعْل
Short noun فَعْل
فَعْل = the act, or a basic thing
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- حَجٌّ
  the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca
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فَاعِل
Doer (active participle of form I)
فَاعِل = the one who does it
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- حَاجٌّ
  pilgrim; a respectful title for an older man
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  Plural
  حُجَّاجٌ
  Feminine
  حَاجَّةٌ
فَعَلَ
Form I verb (a)
فَعَلَ = the plain action, 'he did it'
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- حَجَّ
  to perform the pilgrimage
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  يَحُجُّ
  Command
  حُجَّ
فَعْلَة
Noun فَعْلَة
فَعْلَة = one time, one unit
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- حَجَّةٌ
  one pilgrimage
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فُعْلَة
Noun فُعْلَة
فُعْلَة = a piece, a unit
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- حُجَّةٌ
  argument, proof
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  Plural
  حُجَجٌ

How the patterns shape this root

حَجّ is the pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the five pillars; the root's two ج merge under a shadda, so the verb حَجَّ، يَحُجُّ looks short. The pilgrim is حَاجّ (فَاعِل), plural حُجَّاج — and حَاجّ or حَاجَّة is also how you respectfully address an older man or woman. حَجَّة is one pilgrimage, and حُجَّة, from the idea of a goal one sets out towards, is an argument or a proof.

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