حوج

1 حَاجَ حاج , (S, Msb, K,) aor. يَحُوجُ, (S, Msb,) inf. n. حَوْجٌ; (S, K;) and ↓ احتاج, (S, K,) inf. n. اِحْتِيَاجٌ; (K;) and ↓ أَحْوَجَ; (S, Msb, K;) [the second of which is the most common;] the last, irreg. [for by rule it should be أَحَاجَ]; (MF;) are syn.; (S, Msb, * K;) and حَاجَ, aor. يَحِيجُ, inf. n. حَيْجٌ, signifies the same; (M, TA;) He, or it, wanted, needed, or required. (KL, TA.) You say, حاج اـِلَيْهِ, (M, TA,) and اليه ↓ احتاج, and احتاجهُ, He, or it, wanted, needed, or required, him, or it. (TA.) [And in like manner, أَنْ يَفْعَلَ كَذَا ↓ احتاج He wanted, needed, required, or found it necessary, to do, or that he should do, such a thing. ] And اـِلَى فُلَانٍ ↓ اُحْتِيجَ [ Such a one was wanted, or needed ]. (JK in art. خل.) ― -b2- Also حاج, aor. and inf. n. as above, He desired, sought, or sought after. (TA.) ― -b3- And حاج and ↓ احتاج He was, or became, poor, or in poverty or want or need. (TA.)