حاجی

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَجِّيّ (ḥajjiyy).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? hājī
Dari reading? hājī
Iranian reading? hâji
Tajik reading? hojī

Noun

حاجی (hâji) (plural حاجیان (hâjiân) or حاجی‌ها (hâji-hâ) or حجّاج (hojjâj))

  1. (Islam) a hajji, one who has participated in a hajj.
  2. (figurative) used to address an elderly, usually pious-looking men. Also used as a title.
  3. (colloquial, in the vocative) dude or mate. Chiefly used to address a young, male, friend.
    حاجی امتحان خیلی سخت بود! اصن پشمام ریخته!
    hâji emtehân xeyli saxt bud! asan pašmâm rixte!
    Dude, the exam was crazily difficult! I was like, freaked out!

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