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هُوَحَجِىٌّ بِهِ هوحجي به هوحجي بة He is adapted, disposed, apt, meet, suited, suitable, fitted, fit, competent, or proper, for it; or worthy of it; as also ↓ حَجٍ , (S, M, K, TA,) of which the pl. is حَجُونَ; (TA;) and ↓ حَجًى , (S, M, K, TA,) which last has no fem. nor dual nor pl. form, (S, M,) retaining the same form as fem. and dual and pl.: (M:) and in like manner you say, أَنْ يَفْعَلَ ذٰلِكَ ↓ إِِنَّهُ لَمَحْجَاةٌ Verily he is adapted, &c., to do that; (S, K; *) and إِِنَّهَا لَمَحْجَاةٌ; and إِِنَّهُمْ لَمَحْجَاةٌ. (S.) ― -b2- حَجِىٌّ is also syn. with حَرِيصٌ [Vehemently desirous, eager, &c.]. (KL.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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