alhaja

See also: alhajá

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /aˈlaxa/ [aˈla.xa]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -axa
Syllabification: al‧ha‧ja

Etymology 1 edit

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الحَاجَة (al-ḥāja, “necessary thing; valuable thing”);^[1] or الحِلْيَة (al-ḥilya, “ornament”).

Noun edit

alhaja f (plural alhajas)

jewel; gem
Synonym: joya

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

→ Cebuano: alahas
→ Tagalog: alahas

References edit

^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “alhaja”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

alhaja

inflection of alhajar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading edit

“alhaja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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