Arabic

Noun

حَاجَة • ‎(ḥāja) f ‎(plural حَاجَات ‎(ḥājāt))

1. need, necessity (act of needing something)
2. need (thing needed)
3. neediness, poverty
4. want, desire
5. matter, concern
6. thing

Declension

Related terms

• حَوَائِج ‎(ḥawāʾij, “needs, clothing”)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “حاجة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حاجَة ‎(ḥāja).

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈħaːd͡ʒa/

Noun

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

1. a thing
2. something

Synonyms

• شَي ‎(šay)

Related terms

• حَوايِج ‎(ḥāwāyij, “clothing”)