Hegira
[ hi-jahy-ruh, hej-er-uh ]
/ hɪˈdʒaɪ rə, ˈhɛdʒ ər ə /
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noun
Islam. Hijra.
(lowercase)Also he·ji·ra . any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place.
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Origin of Hegira
<Medieval Latin <Arabic; see Hijra
Words nearby Hegira
hegemonic, hegemonic masculinity, hegemonism, hegemony, Hegglin's anomaly, Hegira, hegumen, heh, he-huckleberry, Heian, heid
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British Dictionary definitions for Hegira
Hegira
Hejira
/ (ˈhɛdʒɪrə) /
noun
the departure of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina in 622 ad; the starting point of the Muslim era
the Muslim era itselfSee also AH
(often not capital) an emigration escape or flight
Also called: Hijrah
Word Origin for Hegira
C16: from Medieval Latin, from Arabic hijrah emigration or flight
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