alhaji

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of hajji.
noun
  1. title of respect, often used as a shorthand for a businessman from Northern Nigeria.

Word forms

alhaji alhajis

Etymology

From Hausa àlhajī.

Related words

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.