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حِرْزٌ حرز A place that is fortified, strong, or protected against attack: (S, Mgh, K:) or a place in which a thing is kept, preserved, or guarded; a place of custody or protection: (Msb:) or a place or other thing that protects a man: or a place or other thing that is held in one's possession (حِيزَ), or to which one betakes himself for refuge or protection: (TA:) pl. أَحْرَازٌ. (Msb, TA.) You say, هُوَ فِى حِرْزٍ لَا يُوصَلُ إِِلَيْهِ He is in a place of protection to which there is no access. (TA.) And هَتَكَ السَّارِقُ الحِرْزَ [The thief broke into the place of custody]. (A.) -A2- [Hence,] An amulet, or a charm, bearing an inscription, which is hung upon a person to charm him against the evil eye &c.; syn. تَعْوِيذٌ, (S,) or عُوذَةٌ: (A, K:) pl. as above. (A.) -A3- A share, or portion: pl. as above: you say, أَخَذَ حِرْزَهُ He took, or received, his share, or portion. (A, TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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