hadji

[haj-ee]

noun, plural hadj·is.

hajji.

Nearby words

hajji

or hadj·i, haj·i

[haj-ee]

noun, plural haj·jis.

a Muslim who has gone on a pilgrimage to Mecca.

a Christian from Greece, Armenia, or any country of the Near East, who has visited the Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem.

Origin of hajji

1600–10; < Arabic ḥajjī, equivalent to ḥajj pilgrimage + -ī suffix of appurtenance

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Examples from the Web for hadji

Hadji Murat and his murid mount their horses and ride off just in time.
Turning to Tolstoy’s ‘Hadji Murat’ as Boston Locked Down|Liesl Schillinger|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Exhausted, Hadji Murat goes to bed at once, sleeping fully dressed, poised for flight.
Turning to Tolstoy’s ‘Hadji Murat’ as Boston Locked Down|Liesl Schillinger|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Everyone in the mountains knew Hadji Murad, and how he slew the Russian swine.
The Chechen Grievance: Tolstoy’s ‘Hadji Murad’ After Boston|Benjamin Lytal|April 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But because Hadji Murad is only 100 pages long, its structure is more obvious, even flashy.
The Chechen Grievance: Tolstoy’s ‘Hadji Murad’ After Boston|Benjamin Lytal|April 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Hadji roared at them, loading his revolver all the time, calling them "sons of burnt fathers," and other choice names.
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2)|Isabella L. Bird
He rolled to his gun, still miraculously alive, and took aim at the nearest Hadji.
The Status Civilization|Robert Sheckley
Time sped on, sympathy was growing tired of expending itself on Hadji Ahmet, and his crusts of bread were few and far between.
Told in the Coffee House|Cyrus Adler
Hadji Hussein is quiet in manner and speech, and though he has seven muleteers, yells and shouts are unknown.
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2)|Isabella L. Bird
Hadji buried his money, of which he had a large sum, and lay down upon it.
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2)|Isabella L. Bird

British Dictionary definitions for hadji

hadji

noun plural hadjis

a variant spelling of hajji

hajji

hadji or haji

noun plural hajjis, hadjis or hajis

a Muslim who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca: also used as a title

a Christian of the Greek Orthodox or Armenian Churches who has visited Jerusalem

Derived Formshajjah, fem n

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