hajji

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the Iraqi people
  2. noun an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حاجی (hacı), from Classical Persian حَاجِی (hājī), from Arabic حَاجّ (ḥājj, “person who has performed the pilgrimage to Mecca”).

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