Haji
/ˈhɑːdʒi/noun
A Muslim who has completed the pilgrimage, or Hajj, to Mecca.
Did you know?Haji is often used as an honorific before a person’s name, publicly signaling completion of the Hajj, one of Islam’s Five Pillars.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ḥ-j-j
“A consonantal root associated in Arabic with pilgrimage and, in related formations, argument or proof”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ḥajja
“He made a pilgrimage; he went to perform the Hajj”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ḥajj
“The formal pilgrimage to Mecca”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
ḥājj
“A person who has performed the Hajj”
17th Century
English
hajji / haji
“A title or designation for a Muslim pilgrim who has completed the pilgrimage to Mecca”
Modern English
English
haji
“A Muslim who has completed the Hajj, especially used as a title or form of address”