حج

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حج^¹

/ħad͡ʒ.d͡ʒa/

Where it comes from

Compare Hebrew חַג (ḥaḡ, “feast-day”), Classical Syriac ܚܓܐ (ḥaggā, “feast”), Classical Syriac ܚܳܓ (ḥāgg, “to go around”), Ge'ez ሕግ (ḥəgg, “law”), Ge'ez ሐገገ (ḥaggaga, “to legislate, to decree”). Perhaps related to حَقَّ (ḥaqqa, “to be right”) and words corresponding to this root in the other Semitic languages, there being for example Hebrew חוק (ḥóqq, “law”).

verb حَجَّ · ḥajja · يَحُجُّ · حَجّ · حَاجّ

to overcome, defeat, defend (with arguments, evidence, etc.)
to convince
to make a pilgrimage
to perform the hajj (make a pilgrimage to Mecca according to a specific ritual)
to go towards, visit, repair to (obsolete)

حج^²

/ħad͡ʒd͡ʒ/
/ħaɡɡ/ Egyptian
/ħaʒʒ/ Moroccan
/ħaʒʒ/ North Levantine

noun حَجّ · ḥajj · الْحَجّ · حَجٌّ

noun from verb, uncountable verbal noun of حَجَّ (ḥajja) (form I)
uncountable pilgrimage
uncountable hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca according to a specific ritual)

Similar: حِجَّة

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: حِجَّة

In English

hajj pilgrimage to Mecca
pilgrimage religious journey, or one to a sacred place

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {حج},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D8%AC},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

حج