"haja" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-haja.flac [Kenya] Forms: haja [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حَاجَة (ḥāja). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|حَاجَة|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic حَاجَة (ḥāja), {{bor+|sw|ar|حَاجَة}} Borrowed from Arabic حَاجَة (ḥāja), {{root|sw|ar|ح و ج}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} haja, {{sw-noun|n}} haja (n class, plural haja)
  1. need, requirement Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-haja-sw-noun-cGGsLSFh
  2. call of nature Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-haja-sw-noun-nto4wPyr Categories (other): Tavringer Romani terms in nonstandard scripts, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tavringer Romani terms in nonstandard scripts: 7 8 14 8 7 9 14 8 3 15 2 4 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: uhitaji

Download JSON data for haja meaning in Swahili (2.0kB)

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