حَيِّزٌ

, (S, Mgh, Msb,) of the measure فَيْعِلٌ, (Mgh, Msb,) from الحَوْزُ, (S, * Mgh,) as signifying “ the drawing, collecting, or gathering, together, ” (Mgh,) originally حَيْوِزٌ, (TA,) and also contracted into حَيْزٌ, (S, Msb, TA,) like هَيِّنٌ and هَيْنٌ, and لَيِّنٌ and لَيْنٌ; (S, TA;) [The continent, or container, or receptacle, of anything; like بَيْضَةٌ; as also ↓ حَوْزَةٌ, q. v.:] any place in which a thing is: (Mgh:) in scholastic theology, the imaginary portion of space occupied by a thing having extent, as a body; or by a thing not having extent, as an indivisible atom: in philosophy, the inner surface of a container, which is contiguous [in every part] to the outer surface of the thing contained: and [hence,] الحَيِّزُ الطَبِيعِىُّ [the proper natural place of a thing;] that in which the nature of a thing requires it to be. (KT.)

A quarter, tract, region, or place, considered relatively, or as part of a whole; or a part, or portion, of a place; synonym نَاحِيَةٌ; (S, Mgh, Msb;) as also ↓ حَوْزَةٌ: (S, Msb, K:) so the authors on practical law mean by حَيِّزٌ; such, for instance, as a room, or an apartment, of a house: (Mgh:) plural أَحْيَازٌ, (S, Msb, TA,) which is extr., (TA,) being from the contracted form [حَيْزٌ]: (Msb:) by rule it should be أَحْوَازٌ, (Az, Msb, TA,) like أَمْوَاتٌ, plural of مَيِّتٌ [and مَيْتٌ]: (Az, TA:) or by rule [if from the uncontracted form حَيِّزٌ] it should be حَيَايءِزُ, with hemz, according to Sb; or حَيَاوِزُ, with و, according to Abu-l-Hasan. (TA.) حَيِّزُ الدَّارِ, (S, Msb, TA,) as also الدّارِ ↓ حَوْزُ, (TA,) signifies What is annexed to the house, (S, TA,) or appertains thereto, (Msb,) of the مَرَافِق (S, Msb, TA) and مَنَافِع (TA) and نَوَاحٍ; (Msb;) [i. e., of the conveniences thereof, such as the privy and the kitchen and the like, and other parts or apartments;] such are termed collectively أَحْيَازُ الدَّارِ; (Msb;) and each part or apartment (نَاحِيَة), by itself, is termed حَيِّزٌ. (TA.)

[Hence the saying,] أَنَا فِى حَيِّزِهِ وَكَنَفِهِ (tropical:) [I am in his quarter and protection]. (A, TA.)

[And hence also the saying,] فِى حَيِّزِ التَّوَاتِرُ (tropical:) In the manner, and place, of [that kind of transmission which is termed] التواتر [which is “ transmission by such a number of persons as cannot be supposed to have agreed to a falsehood: ” as explained in the Mz, 3rd نوع]. (Mgh.)

And صَارَ فِى حَيِّزِهِ: see حَوْزَةٌ.

[And عَلَى حَيِّزِهِ By himself or itself.]