No. 2,770 in Arabic

حجب

"حجب" means "to block, veil, conceal, or prevent."

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حجب الغيم ضوء الشمس عن الأرض.
The clouds blocked the sunlight from reaching the ground.
In this sentence, 'حجب' means 'to block' or 'to obscure', expressing the action of preventing light from passing through.
قررت اللجنة حجب الجائزة هذا العام.
The committee decided to withhold the award this year.
Here, 'حجب' is used to mean 'to withhold', indicating the action of refraining from granting something.
حجب الأب الحقيقة عن ابنائه لحمايتهم.
The father concealed the truth from his children to protect them.
In this context, 'حجب' translates to 'to conceal', signifying the act of hiding information from someone.

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