haja هاجة
Tunisian Derja · noun
“haja” (هاجة) is a noun in Tunisian Derja meaning thing, something.
Meanings
- thing, something
- matter, need
Usage
Haja, often written this way with a plain h instead of the emphatic h, means "thing" or "something" in the most general sense. It is an everyday word, used in all registers. Frequent constructions: haja okhra (something else), ta7tchi haja? (do you need something?), ma famma 7ata haja (there's nothing), wala haja kima hakka (or something like that). The plural is 7wayej, which can also mean "belongings, clothes". In arabizi, the spelling 7aja is the most common.
Example
حبيت نقلك هاجة مهمة.
7abit n9ollek 7aja mohemma.
“I wanted to tell you something important.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “haja” but also “hajja”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.