حاجی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَجِّيّ (ḥajjiyy).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hɑː.d͡ʒíː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɑː.d͡ʒíː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔɔː.d͡ʒí]

Readings
Classical reading? hājī
Dari reading? hājī
Iranian reading? hâji
Tajik reading? hojī

Noun

حاجی • (hâji) (plural حاجیان (hâjiân) or حاجی‌ها (hâji-hâ) or حجّاج (hojjâj))

  1. (Islam) a hajji, one who has participated in a hajj.
  2. (figurative) used to address an elderly, usually pious-looking men. Also used as a title.
  3. (colloquial, in the vocative) dude or mate. Chiefly used to address a young, male, friend.
    حاجی امتحان خیلی سخت بود! اصن پشمام ریخته!
    hâji emtehân xeyli saxt bud! asan pašmâm rixte!
    Dude, the exam was crazily difficult! I was like, freaked out!

Derived terms

  • حاجی فیروز (hâji-firuz)
  • حاجی‌ بازاری (hâji-bâzâri)
  • حاجی ارزانی (hâji-arzâni), حاجی ارزونی (hâji-arzuni)
  • حاجی بابا (hâji-bâbâ)
  • حاجی دایی (hâji-dâyi)
  • حاجی واشنگتن (hâji-vâšangton)
  • حاجی لَک‌لَک (hâji-lak-lak)

References

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