Where does “حاجة” come from?
حاجة (Arabic) comes from Arabic حَاج, from Aramaic חָגָּה, from Akkadian egu.
حاجة (Arabic): need, necessity; need; neediness, poverty
Definitions
- need, necessity; need; neediness, poverty
Ancestry of “حاجة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | حَاج | "Alhagi" gen. et spp |
| 2 | Aramaic | חָגָּה | — |
| 3 | Akkadian | egu | — |
Words derived from “حاجة”