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haji

[haj-ee] / ˈhædʒ i /


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For 13 centuries, pious Moslems have done so, and thereafter been honored as haji.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dried shallots and pashmak and haji badum, which are these little baked almond candies, and a new tablecloth.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

I put my clothes on and came into the waiting area where Esther, Leslie, and Al- haji sat.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

The sum which he demanded appeared p. 338exorbitant to the haji, who, forgetting that he was a saint, and fresh from Mecca, fumed outrageously, and in broken Spanish called the boatman thief. 

From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow

The latter part of their name, aji , or rather aspirated haji , signifies a pilgrim, and is now the appropriate title of one who has made the great pilgrimage of Mecca.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr

Defectors, say the Saudis, are "guests" and "Arab brothers" -- and all EPWs are considered hajis, religious pilgrims to Mecca, and are to be treated accordingly.

From Time Magazine Archive




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