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 حسینhâj hoseynHajj 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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