Alhaji
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Alhaji is a male given name commonly used in West Africa and other Muslim communities, often signifying that the bearer has completed the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alhaji canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim name
ⓘ
honorific title ⓘ male given name ⓘ |
| associatedPractice | Hajj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
marker of religious status
ⓘ
marker of social respect ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Arabic word for a person who has performed Hajj ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | pilgrim to Mecca ⓘ |
| hasUsageRegion |
Gambia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ other Muslim communities ⓘ |
| honorificFor | man who has performed Hajj ⓘ |
| nameType | theophoric-related (religious) name ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Islamic pilgrimage
ⓘ
Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| signifies | completion of the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca ⓘ |
| usedAs |
given name
ⓘ
personal title ⓘ |
| usedBy | Muslim men ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic script (in Arabic contexts) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Alhaji G.V. Kromah