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hajjam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ha-j-jam
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an ethnic group of North India and Pakistan, traditionally working as barbers.

adj

Of or pertaining to the above ethnic group, or the language they speak.

Etymology

From Hindustani حجام / हज्जाम (hajjām, “barber”), from Classical Persian حجام (hajjām), from Arabic حَجَّام (ḥajjām).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: حجام, حَجَّام

Inflected Forms

Hajjams (plural) Hajaam (alternative) Hajam (alternative)

Questions

What does hajjam mean?
A member of an ethnic group of North India and Pakistan, traditionally working as barbers.
Where does hajjam come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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