alhaja

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See also: alhajá

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈlaxa/ [aˈla.xa]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -axa
  • Syllabification: al‧ha‧ja

Etymology 1[edit]

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الحَاجَة (al-ḥāja, necessary thing; valuable thing);[1] or الحِلْيَة (al-ḥilya, ornament).

Noun[edit]

alhaja f (plural alhajas)

  1. jewel; gem
    Synonym: joya
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Cebuano: alahas
  • Tagalog: alahas

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “alhaja”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

alhaja

  1. inflection of alhajar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading[edit]