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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حاجی (ḥācci, ḥacı, “one who has performed or is on the road to perform the rites of pilgrimage in Mecca, a pilgrim, a Christian who has performed or is performing a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, a title of respect for strangers”),[1][2] from Arabic حَاجِي (ḥājī), from حَاجّ (ḥājj, “person who has performed the pilgrimage to Mecca”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haˈd͡ʒɯ/
- Hyphenation: ha‧cı
- Rhymes: -ɯ
Noun
hacı (definite accusative hacıyı, plural hacılar)
- (Islam) A Muslim who has performed the Hajj; a pilgrim; a hajji
- (Christianity) A Christian who has visited or is on the way to visit any of the pilgrimage sites such as Jerusalem, Palestine, Ephesus etc, a pilgrim, a palmer
- (slang) A casual way to address one's friend; homie, bro
- Synonym: kanka
- (historical) a title used in the Ottoman era for a hajji
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References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “حاجی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 750
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “حاجی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 491
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “hacı”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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