Etymology

hajji

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Today it means: A Muslim who has participated in a hajj. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish حاجی ← Classical Persian حَاجِی ← Arabic حَاجّ
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromحَاجّ“person who has performed the pilgrimage to Mecca”
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromحَاجِی
  3. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromحاجی
  4. English todayhajji

From Ottoman Turkish حاجی (hacı), from Classical Persian حَاجِی (hājī), from Arabic حَاجّ (ḥājj, “person who has performed the pilgrimage to Mecca”).

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