hizb

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noun

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

OriginArabic حِزْب →
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Meanings

nounhizb (plural hizbs or ahzab)

plural hizbs · plural ahzab

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

Origin

  1. Arabicحِزْب“group, band, faction”
  2. Englishhizb

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

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Translations

Arabic حِزْب
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French hizb
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German Hizb
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Persian حزب
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Turkish hizip
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APA

hizb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hizb

MLA

“hizb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hizb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hizb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hizb.

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