حاجة
Arabic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From the root ح و ج (ḥ-w-j).
Noun
حَاجَة • (ḥāja) f (dual حَاجَتَانِ (ḥājatāni), plural حَاجَات (ḥājāt))
- need, necessity (act of needing something)
- need (thing needed)
- neediness, poverty
- want, desire
- matter, concern
Declension
Declension of noun حَاجَة (ḥāja)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَاجَة ḥāja |
الْحَاجَة al-ḥāja |
حَاجَة ḥājat |
Nominative | حَاجَةٌ ḥājatun |
الْحَاجَةُ al-ḥājatu |
حَاجَةُ ḥājatu |
Accusative | حَاجَةً ḥājatan |
الْحَاجَةَ al-ḥājata |
حَاجَةَ ḥājata |
Genitive | حَاجَةٍ ḥājatin |
الْحَاجَةِ al-ḥājati |
حَاجَةِ ḥājati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | حَاجَتَيْن ḥājatayn |
الْحَاجَتَيْن al-ḥājatayn |
حَاجَتَيْ ḥājatay |
Nominative | حَاجَتَانِ ḥājatāni |
الْحَاجَتَانِ al-ḥājatāni |
حَاجَتَا ḥājatā |
Accusative | حَاجَتَيْنِ ḥājatayni |
الْحَاجَتَيْنِ al-ḥājatayni |
حَاجَتَيْ ḥājatay |
Genitive | حَاجَتَيْنِ ḥājatayni |
الْحَاجَتَيْنِ al-ḥājatayni |
حَاجَتَيْ ḥājatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَاجَات ḥājāt |
الْحَاجَات al-ḥājāt |
حَاجَات ḥājāt |
Nominative | حَاجَاتٌ ḥājātun |
الْحَاجَاتُ al-ḥājātu |
حَاجَاتُ ḥājātu |
Accusative | حَاجَاتٍ ḥājātin |
الْحَاجَاتِ al-ḥājāti |
حَاجَاتِ ḥājāti |
Genitive | حَاجَاتٍ ḥājātin |
الْحَاجَاتِ al-ḥājāti |
حَاجَاتِ ḥājāti |
Related terms
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: hacat (“tool”), hacət (“need”)
- → Kazakh: қажет (qajet)
- → Malay: hajat / حاجت
- Maltese: ħaġa
- → Northern Kurdish: hacet
- → Persian: حاجت
- → Old Galician-Portuguese: alfaia
- → Spanish: alhaja
- → Swahili: haja
- → Turkish: hacet
- → Turkmen: hajat
- → Uyghur: ھاجەت (hajet)
- → Uzbek: hojat
Etymology 2
Singulative noun composed of حَاج (ḥāj, “Alhagi gen. et spp.”) + ـَة (-a).
Noun
حَاجَة • (ḥāja) f (singulative, collective حَاج m (ḥāj))
Declension
Declension of noun حَاجَة (ḥāja)
Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَاجَة ḥāja |
الْحَاجَة al-ḥāja |
حَاجَة ḥājat |
Nominative | حَاجَةٌ ḥājatun |
الْحَاجَةُ al-ḥājatu |
حَاجَةُ ḥājatu |
Accusative | حَاجَةً ḥājatan |
الْحَاجَةَ al-ḥājata |
حَاجَةَ ḥājata |
Genitive | حَاجَةٍ ḥājatin |
الْحَاجَةِ al-ḥājati |
حَاجَةِ ḥājati |
Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَاج ḥāj |
الْحَاج al-ḥāj |
حَاج ḥāj |
Nominative | حَاجٌ ḥājun |
الْحَاجُ al-ḥāju |
حَاجُ ḥāju |
Accusative | حَاجًا ḥājan |
الْحَاجَ al-ḥāja |
حَاجَ ḥāja |
Genitive | حَاجٍ ḥājin |
الْحَاجِ al-ḥāji |
حَاجِ ḥāji |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | حَاجَتَيْن ḥājatayn |
الْحَاجَتَيْن al-ḥājatayn |
حَاجَتَيْ ḥājatay |
Nominative | حَاجَتَانِ ḥājatāni |
الْحَاجَتَانِ al-ḥājatāni |
حَاجَتَا ḥājatā |
Accusative | حَاجَتَيْنِ ḥājatayni |
الْحَاجَتَيْنِ al-ḥājatayni |
حَاجَتَيْ ḥājatay |
Genitive | حَاجَتَيْنِ ḥājatayni |
الْحَاجَتَيْنِ al-ḥājatayni |
حَاجَتَيْ ḥājatay |
Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَاجَات ḥājāt |
الْحَاجَات al-ḥājāt |
حَاجَات ḥājāt |
Nominative | حَاجَاتٌ ḥājātun |
الْحَاجَاتُ al-ḥājātu |
حَاجَاتُ ḥājātu |
Accusative | حَاجَاتٍ ḥājātin |
الْحَاجَاتِ al-ḥājāti |
حَاجَاتِ ḥājāti |
Genitive | حَاجَاتٍ ḥājātin |
الْحَاجَاتِ al-ḥājāti |
حَاجَاتِ ḥājāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “حاجة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
حاجة • (ḥāga) f (plural حاجات)
Pronoun
حاجة • (ḥāga) f
- something (an unspecified object)
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
حاجة • (ḥāja) f (plural حاجات (ḥājāt))
Synonyms
- شَي (šay)
Related terms
South Levantine Arabic
Root |
---|
ح و ج |
2 terms |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
حاجة • (ḥāje) f (plural حاجات (ḥājāt))
Interjection
حاجة • (ḥāje)
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