hajji

or hadj·i, haj·i

[ haj-ee ]

/ ˈhædʒ i /

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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.

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Origin of hajji

First recorded in 1600–10; from Arabic ḥajjī, equivalent to ḥajj “pilgrimage” + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin

Words nearby hajji

Haitian Creole, Haitink, haji, Haji-Ioannou, hajj, hajji, haka, hakafoth, hakapik, hakari, hake

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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|DAILY BEAST
Our 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|DAILY BEAST
We 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|DAILY BEAST
Hajji 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|DAILY BEAST

Hajji Mari defended the killings in an interview last weekend with The Daily Telegraph.
Syria: From the Gap to the Firing Squad|The Telegraph|August 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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 Hedin
Our 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 Hedin
We 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 Hedin
Robert 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

hajji

hadji or haji

/ (ˈhædʒɪ, ˈhædʒə) /

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 forms of hajji

hajjah, fem n

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