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Howadji

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How-adj′i

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Noun.
[Ar.]
1.
A traveler.
2.
A merchant; – so called in the East because merchants were formerly the chief travelers.

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howadji

howadji

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Noun

howadji ‎(plural howadjis)

  1. A traveller.
  2. A merchant in the East (so called because merchants were formerly the chief travellers).

Etymology

From Arabic خَوَاجَا ‎(ḵawājā, “gentleman”), from Persian خواجه ‎(khwāja, “gentleman”) .

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