HAJJI

Hajji

Hajji is an honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca, as well as a derogatory term used by American military personnel towards Arabs, Muslims and Middle Easterners in general. In its traditional context, it is often used to refer to an elder, since it can take time to accumulate the wealth to fund the travel. The title is placed before a person's name . It is derived from the Arabic ', which is the active participle of the verb ' 'to make the pilgrimage Mecca'. The alternative form is derived from the name of the Hajj with the adjectival suffix -ī, and this was the form adopted by ...

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hajji

Noun

  1. One who has participated in a hajj.
  2. A Muslim or Arab.


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