حاجی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَجِّيّ (ḥajjiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hɑː.ˈd͡ʒiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.d͡ʒíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.d͡ʒíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.d͡ʒíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.d͡ʒí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hɒː.d͡ʒíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hɔ.d͡ʒí]

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!

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-lak-lak)

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