Arabic vocabulary
حَاجَةneed in Arabic
حَاجَة is how you say “need” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ح و ج (ḥ-w-j)noun (feminine)Pronounced ḥāja
Meaning of need in Arabic
- want, need, necessity — the general, most common sense; broader in some respects than faqr (poverty)
- a thing wanted or needed; an object of want
- an affair, matter, or errand to attend to — as in qaḍā ḥājatah, 'he saw to his business' — also used euphemistically for relieving oneself
The regular plural is ḥājāt; the plural ḥawāʾij is irregular in form but very common in classical poetry and hadith. Of the verb forms, iḥtāja (form VIII) is the most frequently used way to say 'to need'.
Words from the same root
- حَاجَto want, need, or require
- اِحْتَاجَto need, be in want of
- أَحْوَجَto make someone need something
- مُحْتَاجٌneedy, in want
- حَوَائِجُneeds, things required
Common questions
- How do you say "need" in Arabic?
- حَاجَة (ḥāja).
- What is the plural of حَاجَة?
- Regularly حَاجَات (ḥājāt); the irregular but common classical plural is حَوَائِج (ḥawāʾij).
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
وَلَا يمل من خدمته مع حاجته وفقره إِلَيْهِ،
And that he does not tire of serving Him, despite his need and poverty before Him,
حَاجَتِهِ — his need. haja means 'need'; the ending '-hi' adds 'his' — 'his need'.
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