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- [haj]
- /hædʒ/
- /hˈadʒ/
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- [haj]
- /hædʒ/
Definitions of hadj word
- noun plural hadj the pilgrimage to Mecca, which every adult Muslim is supposed to make at least once in his or her lifetime: the fifth of the Pillars of Islam. 1
- noun hadj Alternative spelling of hajj. 1
- abbreviation HADJ hajj 0
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Origin of hadj
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75, hajj is from the Arabic word ḥajj pilgrimage
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Parts of speech for Hadj
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hadj popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hadj usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with hadj
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