alhaji

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== alhaji (plural alhajis) Alternative form of hajji. ===== Related terms ===== alhajia === Etymology 2 === From Hausa àlhajī. ==== Noun ==== alhaji (plural alhajis) (Nigeria) title of respect, often used as a shorthand for a businessman from Northern Nigeria. ===== Descendants ===== → Yoruba: àláájì === Anagrams === Alijah == Hausa == === Etymology === From Arabic حَجِّي (ḥajjī) (with the definite article). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔàl.há.(d)ʒíː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔàl.há.d͡ʒíː] === Noun === àlhajī m (feminine hajìyā, plural àlhàzai, possessed form àlhajin) (Islam) hajji (one who has been a pilgrim to Mecca, usually used as a title) ==== Usage notes ==== As a title, usually pronounced with a short final vowel, and placed before any other titles. ==== Alternative forms ==== Alh. (as a title) ==== Descendants ==== → Yoruba: alájì → Nupe: alahájì → English: alhaji == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic حَجِّي (ḥajjī) (with the definite article). === Pronunciation === === Noun === alhaji class IX (no plural) (Islam) hajji (one who has been a pilgrim to Mecca, usually used as a title) ==== Synonyms ==== haji