ਹਾਜਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حاجت (hājat), from Arabic حَاجَة (ḥāja).

Noun

ਹਾਜਤ • (hājat) f (Shahmukhi spelling حاجت)

1. need, necessity, want, requirement

Related terms

• ਹਾਜਤਮੰਦ (hājatmand, “needy”, adjective)
• ਹਾਜਤੀ f (hājtī, “bedpan”)

Further reading

• “ਹਾਜਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025