haji
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hajis
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For 13 centuries, pious Moslems have done so, and thereafter been honored as haji.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dried shallots and pashmak and haji badum, which are these little baked almond candies, and a new tablecloth.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
I put my clothes on and came into the waiting area where Esther, Leslie, and Al- haji sat.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
He would have told me much more, but the haji called him away, and otherwise employed him, probably to prevent his being contaminated by me.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow
The latter part of their name, aji , or rather aspirated haji , signifies a pilgrim, and is now the appropriate title of one who has made the great pilgrimage of Mecca.
Defectors, say the Saudis, are "guests" and "Arab brothers" -- and all EPWs are considered hajis, religious pilgrims to Mecca, and are to be treated accordingly.
From Time Magazine Archive
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