حاج

See also: خاج, چاچ, and خاچ

Arabic

Root
ح ج ج (ḥ-j-j)

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of the verb حَجَّ (ḥajja, to go on a pilgrimage).

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 / ܚܓܐ (ḥāggā, Alhagi), from Akkadian 𒂊𒄖𒌋 (egû, Alhagi).

Noun

حَاج • (ḥāj) m (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)
    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 quotation)
Conjugation

References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَاجّ (ḥājj).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hɑːd͡ʒ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɑːd͡ʒ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔɔːd͡ʒ̥]

Readings
Classical reading? hāj
Dari reading? hāj
Iranian reading? hâj
Tajik reading? hoj

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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