Hajjam

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noun

A member of an ethnic group of North India and Pakistan, traditionally working as barbers.

OriginHindustani ← Classical Persian حجام ← Arabic حَجَّام →
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Meanings

nounHajjam (plural Hajjams or Hajjam)

plural Hajjams · alternative Hajaam · alternative Hajam

  1. A member of an ethnic group of North India and Pakistan, traditionally working as barbers.
adjectiveHajjam (not comparable)

alternative Hajaam · alternative Hajam

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the above ethnic group, or the language they speak.

Origin

  1. Arabicحَجَّام
  2. Classical Persianحجام
  3. Hindustani
  4. EnglishHajjam

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

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Hajjam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hajjam

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Chicago

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