Etymology

Hajjam

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Today it means: A member of an ethnic group of North India and Pakistan, traditionally working as barbers. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Classical Persian حجام ← Arabic حَجَّام
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  1. Arabic · derived fromحَجَّام
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromحجام
  3. Hindustani · borrowed from
  4. English todayHajjam

From Hindustani حجام / हज्जाम (hajjām, “barber”), from Classical Persian حجام (hajjām), from Arabic حَجَّام (ḥajjām).

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