Arabic vocabulary
حاجِيّةٌneed
How to say “need” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
والحاجياتِ التي ترفعُ الحرجَ والمشقَّةَ،
needs that alleviate difficulty and hardship,
والْحاجِيّاتِ — and the needs. The second grade, joined by 'and' — an '-iyyat' abstract plural, 'the needs,' things that ease life though not strictly essential. In the -i form, paralleling 'necessities.' The relative next says what they do.
From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →
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