hadji

[haj-ee]

noun, plural hadj·is.

hajji.

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

Contemporary Examples of 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
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
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
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

Historical Examples of hadji

But if the noble Hadji wrote the letter, it should be sent when opportunity arose.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson
Out in the night the yells had subsided since the Hadji's harangue, if not wholly because of it.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson
The Hadji gave no other reply than pointing over his shoulder to Asaad.
Byeways in Palestine
James Finn
“He is not the first who has risen to fall,” replied Hadji Baba gravely.
The Pirate City
R.M. Ballantyne
“That is true, Hadji Baba,” returned Omar, suddenly changing his tone.
The Pirate City
R.M. Ballantyne

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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