hajji

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hajji

/ˈhæ.dʒi/ UK
/ˈhɑː.dʒi/ UK
/ˈhæ.dʒi/ US
/ˈhɑ.dʒi/ US

Rhymes with -ædʒi, -hɑdʒi

Where it comes from

From Ottoman Turkish حاجی (hacı), from Classical Persian حَاجِی (hājī), from Arabic حَاجّ (ḥājj, “person who has performed the pilgrimage to Mecca”).

noun hajjis · hadji · haji · Hajji · Hadji · Haji

A Muslim who has participated in a hajj. "Ah! But why do you call him a hajji?" "Because he was one. He lived on the Jebel Shur-Shum and as a young man began his pilgrimage. […]"
US, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur A person from the Middle East and North Africa.
US, derogatory, slang, slur A Muslim.

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noun one who has participated in a hajj

日本語	ハッジ hajji
中文	哈只 hāzhǐ
हिन्दी	हाजी hājī
Kiswahili	alhaji, haji
Português	hadji
Français	hadji
Ελληνικά	Χατζής Chatzís, Χάτζι Chátzi
Русский	хаджи́ xadží
العربية	حَاجّ ḥājj, حَاجَّة ḥājja

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@misc{hajji_2026,
  title = {hajji},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hajji},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}