alhaja
See also: alhajá
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈlaxa/ [aˈla.xa]
- Rhymes: -axa
- Syllabification: al‧ha‧ja
Etymology 1
From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic الحَاجَة (al-ḥāja, “necessary thing; valuable thing”)[1]; or الحِلْيَة (al-ḥilya, “ornament”).
Noun
alhaja f (plural alhajas)
- jewel; gem
- Synonym: joya
Derived terms
- alhajar
Descendants
- → Cebuano: alahas
- → Tagalog: alahas
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “alhaja”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
alhaja
- inflection of alhajar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “alhaja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014