hajji

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French hagi, from Ottoman Turkish حاجی (hacı), from Classical Persian حَاجِی (hājī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhæd͡ʒi/
  • Rhymes: -ædʒi

Noun

hajji (plural hajjis)

  1. (Islam) a Muslim who has participated in a hajj.
  2. (derogatory, slang, US, ethnic slur) A Muslim or Arab.

Translations

Hausa

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /há(d)ʒ.(d)ʒì/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [hád.d͡ʒɪ̀]
  • IPA(key): /ʔàl.há.(d)ʒí/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔàl.há.d͡ʒɪ́]
  • Audio (Nigeria):(file)

Noun

hajjì m (possessed form hajjìn)

  1. (Islam) hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)