حاج

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See also: خاج, چاچ, and خاچ

Arabic

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Root
ح ج ج (ḥ j j)
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Etymology 1

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Derived from the active participle of the verb حَجَّ (ḥajja, to go on a pilgrimage).

Noun

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حَاجّ (ḥājjm (plural حَاجُّونَ (ḥājjūna) or حُجَّاج (ḥujjāj) or حَجِيج (ḥajīj), feminine حَاجَّة (ḥājja))

  1. pilgrim, especially to Mecca
  2. (Islam) a title given to people who have performed the pilgrimage to Mecca
  3. (Christianity, dated due to the political situation) a title given to people who have performed a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Aramaic חָגָּה / ܚܓܐ (ḥāggā, Alhagi), from Akkadian 𒂊𒄖𒌋 (egû, Alhagi).

Noun

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حَاج (ḥājm (collective, singulative حَاجَة f (ḥāja))

  1. camelthorn, manna tree, Alhagi gen. et spp.
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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حَاجَّ (ḥājja) III (non-past يُحَاجُّ (yuḥājju), verbal noun مُحَاجَّة (muḥājja) or حِجَاج (ḥijāj))

  1. to argue with (someone)
    Synonym: جَادَلَ (jādala)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:258:
      أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِي حَاجَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي رَبِّهِ
      ʔalam tara ʔilā llaḏī ḥājja ʔibrāhīma fī rabbihi
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَاجّ (ḥājj).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? hāj
Dari reading? hāj
Iranian reading? hâj
Tajik reading? hoj

Noun

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حاج (hâj)

  1. (Islam, title) a title given to people who have performed the pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj).
    حاج حسینhâj hoseynHajj Hossein

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References

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Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “حاج”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press