hajj
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hajj
- /hæd͡ʒ/
- /hɑːd͡ʒ/
- /hʌd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -ædʒ, -ɑːdʒ, -ʌdʒ
Where it comes from
From Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj, “pilgrimage”), from حَجَّ (ḥajja, “to go, to repair”).
noun hajjes · hadj · haj
- The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam. The word Hajj is explained by Moslem divines to mean “Kasd,” or aspiration, and to express man’s sentiment that he is but a wayfarer on earth wending towards another and a nobler world.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hadj, haj, hajji, mecca, amir, makkah, hadji, alhaji, haji, hag, pilgrimage, pilgrim, dib, zil, umar, hage
Translations
Every language
noun pilgrimage to Mecca
| Español | hajj |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 하즈 hajeu, 하지 haji |
| 日本語 | ハッジ hajji, メッカ巡礼 Mekka junrei |
| 中文 | 朝覲 /朝觐 cháojìn, 朝聖 /朝圣 cháoshèng, 麥加朝聖 /麦加朝圣 Màijiā cháoshèng |
| हिन्दी | हज्ज hajj, हज haj |
| Kiswahili | haji |
| Português | hajj, hadj |
| Français | hajj |
| Deutsch | Hadsch |
| Italiano | hajj |
| Ελληνικά | χατζ chatz |
| Русский | хадж xadž, пало́мничество palómničestvo |
| العربية | حَجّ ḥajj, الْحَجّ al-ḥajj |
| עברית | חַג׳ haj |
Talk about this word "hajj." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hajj. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hajj. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hajj "hajj." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hajj.Cite this
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title = {hajj},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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