hajj
/hædʒ/noun
उच्चारण हैज
हज, हज यात्रा
Core word
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[C, usually sing.]
the religious journey to Mecca that all Muslims try to make at least once in their lives
हज, हज यात्रा
- Every year lakhs of pilgrims perform the Hajj.
- He went on the hajj with his parents.
- She saved money for years in order to make the hajj.
+ 2 more examples
- The government arranges flights for pilgrims going on the hajj.
- The hajj takes place once a year in the last month of the Islamic calendar.
Synonyms pilgrimage
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
the hajj / the Hajj
Hajj is the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. It is usually written with a capital H and used with the in running text. It is treated as a singular proper noun.
Hajj मुसलमानों की मक्का की वार्षिक तीर्थयात्रा है; यह प्रायः capital H से लिखा जाता है और singular proper noun की तरह प्रयोग होता है।
- Millions of pilgrims take part in the Hajj every year.
- The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam.
go on / perform / make the Hajj
Verbs that fit are go on, perform and make. Go on the Hajj is natural in spoken English.
Go on, perform और make जैसी क्रियाएँ सही बैठती हैं; बोलचाल में 'go on the Hajj' स्वाभाविक है।
- Her grandfather went on the Hajj last year.
- He performed the Hajj at the age of sixty.
Hajj + noun
Hajj often forms phrases such as Hajj pilgrim, Hajj season and Hajj committee. The first noun stays singular.
'Hajj' से Hajj pilgrim, Hajj season, Hajj committee जैसे शब्द बनते हैं; पहला शब्द singular रहता है।
- The Hajj Committee of India helps pilgrims with their forms.
hajji (a person who has done Hajj)
A person who has made the pilgrimage is called a hajji, sometimes used as a respectful title.
जो व्यक्ति हज कर चुका हो उसे 'hajji' कहा जाता है, जो कभी-कभी सम्मान-सूचक उपाधि के रूप में प्रयोग होता है।
- The villagers respectfully call him Hajji Sahib.
+Collocations 4
verb + Hajj
performgo onmakeapply forcompleteplan
- She applied for the Hajj through the state committee.
adjective + Hajj
annualfirstsacredlong-awaitedofficial
- It was his first Hajj, so the family gathered to see him off.
Hajj + noun
pilgrimpilgrimageseasonquotaflightcommittee
- The Hajj quota for India is decided each year.
Hajj + preposition
to Meccaof a lifetimefrom India
- The Hajj to Mecca takes place in the last month of the Islamic calendar.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's neighbour returned from the Hajj with dates and holy water for everyone.
राधिका के पड़ोसी हज से लौटे तो सबके लिए खजूर और आबे-ज़मज़म लाए।
- Hajj flights leave from Delhi, Mumbai and several other cities.
हज की उड़ानें दिल्ली, मुंबई और कई अन्य शहरों से रवाना होती हैं।
- Every adult Muslim who can afford it should perform the Hajj once.
हर सक्षम वयस्क मुसलमान को जीवन में एक बार हज करना चाहिए।
- The Hajj brings together people of many nations in the same simple white clothes.
हज अनेक देशों के लोगों को एक जैसे सादे सफ़ेद कपड़ों में एक साथ लाता है।
- He saved money for many years to go on the Hajj.
उसने हज पर जाने के लिए कई वर्षों तक पैसे बचाए।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ My uncle has performed the Hajj last year.
✓ My uncle performed the Hajj last year.
A finished time word like last year needs the simple past, not the present perfect.
'Last year' जैसे बीते समय के शब्द के साथ simple past आता है, present perfect नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and a Muslim who has made the journey is called a hajji.
GK के लिए, हज इस्लाम के पाँच स्तंभों में से एक है, और जिस मुसलमान ने यह यात्रा की हो उसे hajji (हाजी) कहा जाता है।