different between hajj vs haji

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??d?i

Noun

haji (plural hajis)

1. Alternative spelling of hajji

Acehnese

Noun

haji

1. (Islam) hajj

Hausa

Noun

hajì m (possessed form hajìn)

1. Alternative form of hajji

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay haji, from Arabic ????? (?ajj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?had??i]
• Hyphenation: ha?ji

Noun

haji (first-person possessive hajiku, second-person possessive hajimu, third-person possessive hajinya)

1. (Islam) hajj: the pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; one of the five pillars of Islam.
2. (Islam) hajji: one who has participated in a hajj.

Alternative forms

• Haji

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading

• “haji” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

haji

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic ????? (?ajj).

Noun

haji (plural haji-haji, informal 1st possessive hajiku, impolite 2nd possessive hajimu, 3rd possessive hajinya)

1. (Islam) hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)

Descendants

• Indonesian: haji

Further reading

• “haji” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Swahili

Etymology 1

From Arabic ????? (?ajj).

Noun

haji (n class, plural haji)

1. (Islam) hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)

Etymology 2

From Arabic ??????? (?ajj?).

Noun

haji (ma class, plural mahaji)

1. (Islam) hajji (pilgrim to Mecca)

Synonyms

• (pilgrim): alhaji