Arabic vocabulary
حُجُوزٌ is how you say “restraints” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
ويمر في أغراضه لولا أن العقل حجوز،
And he pursues his desires, were it not that reason restrains him.
حُجُوزٌ — confines. This noun is the predicate completing 'that reason is a restrainer', in the subject case as the second half of the 'that' clause. The indefinite ending presents reason as a barrier in general terms, finishing the thought that only reason holds the youth back.
From: God's Promise of New Life →OpenArabic teaches words like حُجُوزٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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