Etymology

Anno Hegirae

Today it means: In the year of the Hijra (counted by the Islamic calendar). Full definition →

Latin annō Hegirae
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromannō Hegirae“in the year of the Hijra”
  2. English todayAnno Hegirae

From the Latin annō Hegirae (“in the year of the Hijra”), from annō (“in the year”) (the ablative of annus (“year”)) + Hegirae (“of the Hijra”) (genitive of Hegira (“the Hijra”)). Formed in imitation of the Christian Anno Domini.

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