حاجت

See also: حاجب

Malay

Noun

حاجت (Rumi spelling hajat, plural حاجت-حاجت or حاجت۲, informal 1st possessive حاجتکو, 2nd possessive حاجتمو, 3rd possessive حاجتڽ)

1. Jawi spelling of hajat

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَاجَة (ḥāja).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.d͡ʒǽt̪]

• (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

Dari	حاجت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҳоҷат

حاجت • (hâjat) (plural حاجات (hâjât))

1. necessity, need

   حاجت داشتن ― hâjat dâštan ― to be in need, have need, be in want

2. want
3. 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 حاجت (hājat), from Arabic حَاجَة (ḥāja).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

حاجَت • (hājat) f (Hindi spelling हाजत)

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