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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hāji
"हाजी साहब मक्का से अपनी यात्रा पूरी करके लौट आए हैं।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A Muslim who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca.
"Upon returning to his village, the respected elder was addressed as Haji by all the townspeople." - 2
An honorific title prefixed to the name of a person who has made this pilgrimage.
"Haji Ibrahim led the morning prayers at the local mosque."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Arabic honorific title 'ḥājjī' (حاجي), denoting someone who has successfully completed the sacred Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. The term entered various Islamic and European languages via Persian and Ottoman Turkish trade and travel routes during the medieval and early modern periods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Haji" is said worldwide
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hadji
Transliteration: /a.dʒi/
"Le hadji a partagé ses souvenirs du pèlerinage à La Mecque."
Hadschi
Transliteration: /ˈhaad͡ʃi/
"Der Hadschi kehrte glücklich von seiner Reise zurück."
hagi
Transliteration: /ˈa.dʒi/
"Il pellegrino ha ottenuto il titolo di hagi dopo il viaggio."
hachí
Transliteration: /aˈtʃi/
"El hachí fue recibido con gran respeto por su comunidad."
hagi
Transliteration: /aˈʒi/
"O hagi contou histórias inspiradoras sobre a sua jornada."
हाजी
Transliteration: hāji
"हाजी साहब मक्का से अपनी यात्रा पूरी करके लौट आए हैं।"
哈吉
Transliteration: hā jí
"这位哈吉向大家讲述了他去麦加朝觐的经历。"
하지
Transliteration: haji
"메카 순례를 마친 하지가 마을 사람들의 환영을 받았다."
ハッジ
Transliteration: hajji
"メッカ巡礼を終えたハッジが故郷に戻った。"
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