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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

howadji

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
howad-ji
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traveller or merchant from the Middle East

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Arabic خَوَاجَا (ḵawājā, “gentleman”), from Classical Persian خواجه (xwāja, “gentleman”). The term came to be applied to merchants because they were formerly the chief travellers. Doublet of hodja.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: خَوَاجَا, خواجه

Usage

Inflected Forms

howadjis (plural) howaji (alternative) howajji (alternative)

Questions

What does howadji mean?
A traveller or merchant from the Middle East
Where does howadji come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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