حج

Arabic

Etymology

From ح ج ج (ḥ-j-j). Compare Hebrew חַג (ḥaḡ, feast-day), Classical Syriac ܚܓܐ (ḥaggā, feast), Classical Syriac ܚܳܓ (ḥāgg, to go around), Ge'ez ሕግ (ḥəgg, law), Ge'ez ሐገገ (ḥaggaga, to legislate, to decree). Perhaps related to حَقَّ (ḥaqqa, to be right) and words corresponding to this root in the other Semitic languages, there being for example Hebrew חוק (ḥóqq, law).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ħad͡ʒ.d͡ʒa/

Verb

حَجَّ (ḥajja) I, non-past يَحُجُّ‎ (yaḥujju)

  1. to overcome, defeat, defend (with arguments, evidence, etc.)
  2. to convince
  3. (religion) to make a pilgrimage
    1. (Islam) to perform the hajj (make a pilgrimage to Mecca according to a specific ritual)
  4. to go towards, visit, repair to (obsolete)
Conjugation

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ħad͡ʒd͡ʒ/
    • (Egyptian) IPA(key): /ħaɡɡ/
    • (Moroccan) IPA(key): /ħaʒʒ/
    • (North Levantine) IPA(key): /ħaʒʒ/

Noun

حَجّ (ḥajj) m (usually uncountable)

  1. verbal noun of حَجَّ (ḥajja) (form I)
  2. (religion) pilgrimage
    1. (Islam) hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca according to a specific ritual)
Declension
Synonyms
Further reading

References

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَجَّ (ḥajja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħaɡɡ/

Verb

حج (ḥagg) (perfect, imperfect يحج (yiḥigg), verb form I)

  1. to make a pilgrimage to mecca

Conjugation

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ح ج ج
1 term

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħaʒʒ/
  • (file)

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَجَّ (ḥajja).

Verb

حج (ḥagg) (form I, non-past يحُج (yḥujj) or يحَج (yḥajj))

  1. to make a pilgrimage to mecca
Conjugation
    Conjugation of حج
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حجّيت (ḥajjīt) حجّيتي (ḥajjīti) حجّ (ḥajj) حجّينا (ḥajjīna) حجّيتوا (ḥajjītu) حجّوا (ḥajju)
f حجّت (ḥajjāt)
non-past m نحجّ (nḥujj) تحجّ (tḥujj) يحجّ (yḥujj) نحجّوا (nḥujju) تحجّوا (tḥujju) يحجّوا (yḥujju)
f تحجّي (tḥujji) تحجّ (tḥujj)
imperative m حجّ (ḥujj) حجّوا (ḥujju)
f حجّي (ḥujji)
    Conjugation of حج
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حجّيت (ḥajjīt) حجّيتي (ḥajjīti) حجّ (ḥajj) حجّينا (ḥajjīna) حجّيتوا (ḥajjītu) حجّوا (ḥajju)
f حجّت (ḥajjāt)
non-past m نحجّ (nḥajj) تحجّ (tḥajj) يحجّ (yḥajj) نحجّوا (nḥajju) تحجّوا (tḥajju) يحجّوا (yḥajju)
f تحجّي (tḥajji) تحجّ (tḥajj)
imperative m حجّ (ḥajj) حجّوا (ḥajju)
f حجّي (ḥajji)

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj).

Noun

حج (ḥajj) m (usually uncountable)

  1. (religion) pilgrimage
    1. (Islam) hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca according to a specific ritual)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj).

Noun

حج (hacc)

  1. (Islam) hajj, pilgrimage to Mecca

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj).

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /hadd͡ʒ/

    Noun

    Dari حج
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik ҳаҷҷ (hajj)

    حج (hajj)

    1. (Islam) pilgrimage to Mecca, hajj
      • Rumi, Divan-e Shams, ghazal 648
        ای قوم به حج رفته کجایید کجایید
        معشوق همین جاست بیایید بیایید
        O, you people who have performed hajj, where are you? Where are you?
        The beloved is right here, come! Come!

    Derived terms

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    حج (hajj) m (Hindi spelling हज्ज)

    1. (Islam) hajj, pilgrimage to Mecca
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