hajji

haj·i or haj·ji also hadj·i  (hj)

n. pl. haj·is or haj·jis also hadj·is Islam

1. One who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca.

2. Often used as a form of address for one who has made such a pilgrimage.

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[Persian j, from Arabic jj, pilgrim, active participle of ajja, to perform the Meccan pilgrimage; see gg in Semitic roots.]

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hajji, hadji, haji [ˈhædʒɪ]

n pl hajis, hadjis, hajis

1. (Non-Christian Religions / Islam) a Muslim who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca: also used as a title

2. (Christianity / Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) a Christian of the Greek Orthodox or Armenian Churches who has visited Jerusalem

hajjah  [ˈhædʒə] fem n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hajji - a general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the Iraqi people; "to American soldiers, the hajji are the alien people from whom the enemy emerges" Iraki, Iraqi - a native or inhabitant of Iraq; "the majority of Iraqi are Arab Shiite Muslims although Sunni Muslims control the government"
	2.	hajji - an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca hadji, haji pilgrim - someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion