حاجة

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Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħaː.d͡ʒa/
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Etymology 1

Root
ح و ج (ḥ-w-j)

Noun

حَاجَة • (ḥāja) f (dual حَاجَتَانِ (ḥājatāni), plural حَاجَات (ḥājāt))

  1. need, necessity (act of needing something)
  2. need (thing needed)
  3. neediness, poverty
  4. want, desire
  5. matter, concern
Declension
Declension of noun حَاجَة (ḥāja)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
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
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Descendants

Etymology 2

Singulative noun composed of حَاج (ḥāj, “Alhagi gen. et spp.”) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Noun

حَاجَة • (ḥāja) f (singulative, collective حَاج m (ḥāj))

  1. singulative of حَاج (ḥāj, “Alhagi gen. et spp.”)
Declension
Declension of noun حَاجَة (ḥāja)
Singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
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

From Arabic حاجَة (ḥāja).

Pronunciation

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Noun

حاجة • (ḥāga) f (plural حاجات)

  1. thing

Pronoun

حاجة • (ḥāga) f

  1. something (an unspecified object)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَاجَة (ḥāja).

Pronunciation

Noun

حاجة • (ḥāja) f (plural حاجات (ḥājāt))

  1. a thing
  2. something
    Synonyms: شَي (šayy), غَرَض (ḡaraḍ)
  3. need, necessity (act of needing something)
  4. neediness, poverty

Related terms

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح و ج
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَاجَة (ḥāja).

Pronunciation

Noun

حاجة • (ḥāja, ḥāje) f (plural حاجات (ḥājāt))

  1. need
  2. object, matter
  3. (Gaza) thing

Interjection

حاجة • (ḥāje)

  1. enough!, stop!
    Synonyms: بس (bass), خلص (ḵalaṣ)
    حاجة تبكي.
    hāje tibki
    Stop crying.
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