haja

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَيْجاء (hayjāʔ).

Noun

haja f (uncountable) (slang)

1. trouble, problems, difficulties
   • 2016, “Pression”, Guti (lyrics), performed by Ceelo Squad:

     J’aime trop la haja, la férocité, polyvalent, trop de capacités

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2017, “Jacques a dit”, in M.A.D. (lyrics), Indépendant, performed by Elh Kmer:

     Ya haja té-mon sur la moto

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Galician

Verb

haja

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of haver:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /háː.(d)ʒàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key):

Noun

hājā̀ f (plural hājōjī, possessed form hājàr̃)

1. goods, merchandise

Hungarian

Etymology

haj +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ha‧ja

Noun

haja

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of haj

Declension

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• aja (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• Homophone: aja
• Hyphenation: ha‧ja

Verb

haja

1. inflection of haver:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَاجَة (ḥāja).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

haja (n class, plural haja)

1. need, requirement
2. call of nature

Synonyms

• uhitaji

Swedish

Etymology

From Tavringer Romani haja, from Romani haj- (“to understand”), further origin obscure.

Verb

haja (present hajar, preterite hajade, supine hajat, imperative haja)

1. (colloquial) to understand, to follow, to get

   Hajaru? (Hajar du?)

   Do you get it?

2. (colloquial, with till) to (suddenly) react to something (surprising or unpleasant) (thus becoming (more) alert); to flinch, to startle

   Det där galna påståendet fick nog de flesta i salen att haja till

   That crazy claim probably made most people in hall wince (suddenly react)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• fatta (colloquial)
• förstå

References

• Gerd Carling (2005) “haja”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 82
• haja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• haja till in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• haja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• haja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• haja till in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• jaha