Where does “haji” come from?

haji (Swahili) comes from Arabic حَجّ, from Arabic حَجَّ — to convince with legal arguments; to make the...

haji (Swahili): hajj; hajji

Definitions

  1. hajj; hajji

Ancestry of “haji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَجّpilgrimage
2Arabicحَجَّto convince with legal arguments; to make the...
Every word from Arabic حَجَّEvery word from Arabic حَجّ
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