حاج

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 • (ḥājj) m (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

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

Noun

حَاج • (ḥāj) m (collective, singulative حَاجَة‎ f (ḥāja))

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

Etymology 3

From the root ح ج ج‎ (ḥ-j-j).

Verb

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

  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 allaḏī ḥājja ʔibrāhīma fī rabbihi
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
Conjugation

References

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حَاجّ‎ (ḥājj).

Noun

حاج • (hâj)

  1. (Islam, title) a title given to people who have performed the pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj).
    ‏حاج حسین‎ ― hâj hoseyn ― Hajj Hossein

Derived terms

  • حاج‌آقا‎ (hâj-âqâ)
  • حاج‌خانم‎ (hâj-xânom)
  • حاج‌بابا‎ (hâj-bâbâ)

References

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

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