English
Hajjam
Hajjam comes from Arabic حَجَّام ‘cupper, surgeon’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentحَجَّامḥajjām‘cupper, surgeon’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentحجامhajjām
- EnglishtodayHajjam
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentحَجَّامḥajjām‘cupper, surgeon’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentحجامhajjām
- EnglishtodayHajjam
Every English word from Arabic حَجَّام
Today it means
noun A member of an ethnic group of North India and Pakistan, traditionally working as barbers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic حَجَّام / Hajjam