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alhaji

alhaji is the alternative form of hajji.

Meaning of hajji

Noun

hajji (plural hajjis)

  1. A Muslim who has participated in a hajj.
    • "Ah! But why do you call him a hajji?"
      "Because he was one. He lived on the Jebel Shur-Shum and as a young man began his pilgrimage. […]"2002, Karl May, Oriental Odyssey: Through the desert, page 7
  2. (US, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur) A person from the Middle East and North Africa.
  3. (US, derogatory, slang, slur) A Muslim.

Noun

alhaji (plural alhajis)

  1. (Nigeria) title of respect, often used as a shorthand for a businessman from Northern Nigeria.

Forms of alhaji

pluralalhajis

Origin of alhaji

From Hausa àlhajī.

Questions about alhaji

What does alhaji mean?
Alhaji means title of respect, often used as a shorthand for a businessman from Northern Nigeria.
What is alhaji the alternative form of?
Alhaji is the alternative form of hajji.
What part of speech is alhaji?
Alhaji is a noun.
What is the plural of alhaji?
The plural of alhaji is alhajis.

Words near alhaji in the dictionary

  1. Algy
  2. algæ
  3. algæcide
  4. algæcides
  5. Alha
  6. alhaji
  7. alhajia
  8. alhajias
  9. alhajis
  10. Alhambra
  11. Alhambra Valley

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