Etymology

hajj

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Today it means: The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam. Full definition →

Arabic حَجّ
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromحَجّ“pilgrimage”
  2. English todayhajj

From Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj, “pilgrimage”), from حَجَّ (ḥajja, “to go, to repair”).

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