different between hajj vs alhaji

English

Alternative forms

• hadj
• haj

Etymology

From Arabic ????? (?ajj, “pilgrimage”), from ?????? (?ajja, “to go, to repair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h??/, /h?d??/, /h?d??/

Noun

hajj (countable and uncountable, plural hajjes)

1. (Islam) The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; one of the five pillars of Islam.
   • 1855, Richard Francis Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, 1855, Appendix I:

     The word Hajj is explained by Moslem divines to mean “Kasd,” or aspiration, and to express man’s sentiment that he is but a wayfarer on earth wending towards another and a nobler world.

Derived terms

• hajji

Translations

See also

• ‘umra

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• hadj

Noun

hajj m (uncountable)

1. (Islam) hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)

English

Noun

alhaji (plural alhajis)

1. Alternative form of hajji

Related terms

• alhajia

Anagrams

• Alijah

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?ajj?) (with the definite article).

Noun

àlhaj? m (feminine hajìy?, plural àlhàzai, possessed form àlhajin)

1. (Islam) hajji (one who has been a pilgrim to Mecca, usually used as a title)

Alternative forms

• Alh. (as a title)

Usage notes

As a title, usually pronounced with a short final vowel, and placed before any other titles.

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (?ajj?) (with the definite article).

Pronunciation

Noun

alhaji (n class, no plural)

1. (Islam) hajji (one who has been a pilgrim to Mecca, usually used as a title)

Synonyms

• haji