hajat

See also: haját, hájat, háját, and hajať

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ajat, ajet

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حیات (hayat), from Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈjat/
• Rhymes: -jat
• Hyphenation: ha‧ját

Noun

hajat m (plural hajáte, definite hajáti, definite plural hajátet)

1. enclosed court, vestibule

   Synonyms: treme, verandë, postre

2. entrance, lobby, entrance hall

   Synonyms: treme, verandë, pojatë

3. (colloquial) cellar, ground floor

   Synonyms: ahur, qilar

4. (figurative, archaic) bandit post or camp

   Synonym: limer

Declension

Declension of hajat

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hajat	hajati	hajate	hajatet
accusative		hajatin
dative	hajati	hajatit	hajateve	hajateve
ablative			hajatesh

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[2], 1980
• “hajat”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948), “haját”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 152

Czech

Etymology

From children's babble.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦajat]

Verb

hajat impf

1. (childish) to sleep

   Synonyms: dadat, nanat, spinkat, spát

Conjugation

Conjugation of hajat

infinitive hajat, hajati active adjective hajající verbal noun hajání passive adjective — present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person hajám hajáme — hajejme 2nd person hajáš hajáte hajej hajejte 3rd person hajá hajají — — The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive hajat. participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate hajal hajali — — masculine inanimate hajaly — feminine hajala — neuter hajalo hajala — — transgressives present past masculine singular hajaje — feminine + neuter singular hajajíc — plural hajajíce —

Related terms

• hajany
• hajávat
• hají
• hajnout

Further reading

• “hajati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “hajat”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “hajat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Hungarian

Etymology

haj +‎ -at

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒjɒt]
• Hyphenation: ha‧jat

Noun

hajat

1. accusative singular of haj

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay hajat (“desire, purpose; need”), from Arabic حَاجَة (ḥāja).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhad͡ʒat/ [ˈha.d͡ʒat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒat
• Syllabification: ha‧jat

Noun

hajat (plural hajat-hajat)

1. desire, purpose
2. need

   Synonyms: kebutuhan, keperluan

3. banquet, ceremonial meal, celebration

   Synonym: selamatan

4. feces

   Synonyms: kotoran, tinja

Derived terms

• berhajat
• berhajatan
• hajatan
• menghajati
• menghajatkan

• hajat akbar
• hajat besar
• hajat dalem
• hajat hidup
• hajat kecil
• hajat mantu
• hajat masyarakat
• hajat seni
• hajat wawar
• hajatan demokrasi

Further reading

• “hajat”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic حَاجَة (ḥāja).

Noun

hajat (Jawi spelling حاجت, plural hajat-hajat or hajat²)

1. desire, purpose
2. need

Descendants

• > Indonesian: hajat (inherited)

Further reading

• “hajat”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Swedish

Verb

hajat

1. supine of haja

Turkmen

Etymology

From Arabic حَاجَة (ḥāja).

Noun

hajat (definite accusative hajaty, plural hajatlar)

1. need, necessity, requirement

Declension

Declension of hajat

	singular	plural
nominative	hajat	hajatlar
accusative	hajaty	hajatlary
genitive	hajatyň	hajatlaryň
dative	hajata	hajatlara
locative	hajatda	hajatlarda
ablative	hajatdan	hajatlardan

Further reading

• “hajat” in Enedilim.com
• “hajat” in Webonary.org