حاج

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See also: خاج, چاچ, and خاچ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of the verb حَجَّ (ḥajja, to go on a pilgrimage), from the root ح ج ج (ḥ-j-j).

Noun

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
Declension

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Aramaic חָגָּה / ܚ̈ܵܓܸܐ (ḥāggā, Alhagi), from Akkadian 𒂊𒄖𒌋 (egu, Alhagi).

Noun

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

  1. camelthorn, manna tree, Alhagi gen. et spp.
Declension

Verb

حَاجَجَ or حَاجَّ (ḥājja or ḥājaja) III, non-past يُحَاجُّ or يُحَاجِجُ‎ (yuḥājju or yuḥājiju)

  1. to argue with (someone)
Conjugation

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