English
hujra
Hujra comes from Arabic حُجْرَة ‘room, compartment, cell, chamber’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentحُجْرَةḥujra‘room, compartment, cell, chamber’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008hujra
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Arabicc. 500–presentحُجْرَةḥujra‘room, compartment, cell, chamber’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008hujra
Earliest quotation: 2008, Carlotta Gall, Moderates Hold Key in Pakistan: “The A.N.P.’s leaders say their strength comes from the…”
Every English word from Arabic حُجْرَة
Today it means
noun A drawing room where guests are entertained in Pashtun areas of Pakistan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic حُجْرَة / hujra