حاجی

حاجی

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حَجِّيّ‎ (ḥajjiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /hɑːˈd͡ʒiː/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /hɑːˈd͡ʒiː/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /hɒːˈd͡ʒiː/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /hɔˈd͡ʒi/

Noun

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

1. (Islam) a hajji, one who has participated in a hajj.
2. (figuratively) 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!

Derived terms

• حاجی فیروز‎ (hâji-firuz)
• حاجی‌ بازاری‎ (hâji-bâzâri)
• حاجی ارزانی‎ (hâji-arzâni), حاجی ارزونی‎ (hâji-arzuni)
• حاجی بابا‎ (hâji-bâbâ)
• حاجی دایی‎ (hâji-dâyi)
• حاجی واشنگتن‎ (hâji-vâšangton)
• حاجی لَک‌لَک‎ (hâji-laklak)

Related terms

• حج‎ (haj)
• حاج‎ (hâj)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “حاجی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press