حوج

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of need, necessity, and desire. It extends to the act of needing something, the state of being in need, and expressions related to fulfilling or lacking needs. It also includes a less common meaning related to a type of thorny plant.

Derived headwords

حَاجَةnoun

1.
needboth
A state of requiring something that is essential or very important.
2.
necessityboth
Something that is essential or indispensable.
3.
desireboth
A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

حَاجnoun

1.
so he is a pilgrimboth
so he is a pilgrim
2.
and its plural is ḥujjboth
and its plural is ḥujj
3.
Plural of حاجَة (need).both
Plural of حاجَة (need).
4.
meaning he needed.both
meaning he needed.

حُوَجnoun

1.
Plural of حاجَة (need).both
Plural of حاجَة (need).

حَوَائِجnoun

1.
Irregular plural, as if they pluralized حَائِجَة.both
Irregular plural, as if they pluralized حَائِجَة.

حَائجةnoun

1.
woman in needclassical
A woman who is in a state of need or distress.

حَوْجَاءnoun

1.
needclassical
A need or necessity, often used in negative constructions.

حَاجَverb

1.
so he is a pilgrimboth
so he is a pilgrim
2.
and its plural is ḥujjboth
and its plural is ḥujj
3.
Plural of حاجَة (need).both
Plural of حاجَة (need).
4.
meaning he needed.both
meaning he needed.

حَوْجًاnoun

1.
needingclassical
The verbal noun (masdar) of 'حاج' (to need).

أَحْوَجَverb

1.
also meaning he needed.both
also meaning he needed.

حُوَيْجَاءnoun

1.
needclassical
A diminutive form of 'حوجاء', indicating a small need or a slight necessity.

لَوْجَاءnoun

1.
needclassical
A term used synonymously with 'حوجاء' (need), often appearing in parallel constructions.

لُوَيْجَاءnoun

1.
needclassical
A diminutive form of 'ل وجاء', similar in usage to 'حويجاء'.

رُوَيْغَةnoun

1.
small needclassical
A small or insignificant need, often used in negative contexts.

Parallel reading

الحاجة معروفة

The need is known.

والجمع حاج وحاجات وحوج، وحوائج على غير قياس، كأنهم جمعوا حائجة.

And the plurals are 'ḥāj', 'ḥājāt', 'ḥuj', and 'ḥawā'ij' irregularly, as if they pluralized 'ḥā'ijah'.

وهو كثير في كلام العرب.

And it is abundant in the speech of the Arabs.

نهار المرء أمثل حين يقضي حوائجه من الليل الطويل

A person's day is better when he fulfills his needs than the long night.

والحوجاء: الحاجة.

And 'al-ḥawjā' means: the need.

ما في صدري به حوجاء ولا لوجاء، ولا شك ولا مرية بمعنى واحد.

There is no need or necessity in my heart regarding it, nor doubt, nor uncertainty, all meaning the same thing.

ما لى فيه حوجاء ولا لوجاء، ولا حويجاء ولا لويجاء.

I have no need or necessity in it, nor a small need or a slight necessity.

من كان في نفسه حوجاء يطلبها عندي فإني له رهن بإصحار

Whoever has a need in himself that he seeks from me, then I am his guarantor for its fulfillment.

أقيم نخوته إن كان ذا عوج * كما يقوم قدح النبعة الباري

I will uphold his pride if he has a need, just as the shaft of the seasoned palm rib is straightened.

كلمته فما رد علي حوجاء ولا لوجاء.

I spoke to him, and he did not respond with any need or necessity.

وهذا كقولهم: فما رد علي سوداء ولا بيضاء، أي كلمة قبيحة ولا حسنة.

And this is like their saying: 'He did not respond with black nor white,' meaning neither an ugly word nor a good one.

حاج يحوج حوجا، أي احتاج.

'Ḥāja' 'yaḥūju' 'ḥawjan', meaning: he needed.

غنيت فلم أرددكم عند بغية * وحجت فلم أكدد كم بالاصابع

I was rich, so I did not return you when you desired, and he needed, so I did not exhaust you with fingers.

وأحوجه إليه غيره.

And others made him need it.

وأحوج أيضا بمعنى احتاج.

And 'aḥwaja' also means: he needed.

وأرضع حاجة بلبان أخرى * كذاك الحاج ترضع باللبان

And she nursed a need with the milk of another; thus, the thorny plant is nursed with milk.