Etymology

alhaji

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Today it means: title of respect, often used as a shorthand for a businessman from Northern Nigeria. Full definition →

Hausa àlhajī
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The story

  1. Hausa · borrowed fromàlhajī
  2. English todayalhaji

From Hausa àlhajī.

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