حاجت

See also: حاجب

Malay

Noun

حاجت (Rumi spelling hajat, plural حاجت-حاجت or حاجت ۲, informal 1st possessive حاجتکو, 2nd possessive حاجتمو, 3rd possessive حاجتڽ)

Jawi spelling of hajat

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَاجَة (ḥāja).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hɑː.ˈd͡ʒat]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.d͡ʒǽt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.d͡ʒǽt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.d͡ʒǽt̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hɒː.d͡ʒǽt̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hɔ.d͡ʒǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hājat
Dari reading^?	hājat
Iranian reading^?	hâjat
Tajik reading^?	hojat

Noun


Iranian Persian	حاجت
Dari	حاجت
Tajik	ҳоҷат

حاجت • (hâjat) (plural حاجات (hâjât))

necessity, need
― hâjat dâštan ― to be in need, have need, be in want
want
wish

Descendants

→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਹਾਜਤ (hājat)

Shahmukhi script: حاجت (ḥājat)

References

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “حاجت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (hājat), from Arabic حَاجَة (ḥāja).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɑː.d͡ʒət̪/

Noun

حاجَت • (hājat) f (Hindi spelling हाजत)

a want, need, necessity, exigency, requirement
a wish, hope
call of nature, needing to use the lavatory

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