hajji
or hadj·i, haj·i
a Muslim who has gone on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
a Christian of the Orthodox church who has visited the Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem.
Origin of hajji
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How to use hajji in a sentence
His latest target has been hajji Hassan, a Baluch drug lord who fled Iran and settled in Turbat in 2000.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOur escort, hajji Zalwar Khan, is the chief elder in charge of the valley council.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley | Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe first met hajji Zalwar Khan over tea and lunch in the Pech Valley in a house clinging to a cliff high above the valley floor.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley | Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASThajji Zalwar Khan motions for us to get in the back of the truck while he climbs in front.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley | Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASThajji Mari defended the killings in an interview last weekend with The Daily Telegraph.
The hajji had refused to watch the horses when his turn came, and the caravan bashi had therefore thrashed him.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2) | Sven HedinOur hajji, the only one of the Mohammedans who had been in Mecca—had indeed been twice there—was the only rascal in the caravan.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2) | Sven HedinWe had scarcely set up our camp when the discharged hajji and his two companions came up and salaamed.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2) | Sven HedinRobert remained responsible for my heavy baggage until he had deposited it in the house of the hajji Nazer Shah.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2) | Sven Hedin“hajji Baba, one of my servants,” answered Abdul Kerim, without moving a muscle.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2) | Sven Hedin
British Dictionary definitions for hajji
hadji or haji
/ (ˈhædʒɪ, ˈhædʒə) /
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 forms of hajji
- hajjah, fem n
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