How to say “pilgrimage” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “l7ej” and “hajj”; in Algerian, “hadj”; in Tunisian, “hej” and “7aj”.
In Moroccan Darija
l7ej الحج
A noun meaning “pilgrimage to Mecca, hajj”.
غا نسيفت واليديا الحج: “I'm going to send my parents on the pilgrimage.”
hajj حج
A noun meaning “pilgrimage to Mecca”; “(written shorthand) thing, stuff”.
خويا مشا للحج هاد العام: “My brother went on the pilgrimage this year.”
In Algerian Darja
hadj حج
A noun meaning “pilgrimage to Mecca”.
يما راحت للحج العام لي فات: “My mother went on the pilgrimage last year.”
In Tunisian Derja
hej حاج
A noun meaning “pilgrimage (to Mecca or elsewhere)”; “pilgrim; man who has made the pilgrimage”; “respectful title for an elderly man”.
نهار في حاج اليهود فال غريبة .: “The day of the Jewish pilgrimage to the Ghriba.”
7aj حج
A noun meaning “pilgrimage to Mecca”; “title for a pilgrim or elderly man”.
بابا ماشي للحج العام هذا: “My father is going on the pilgrimage this year.”