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- Arabic · borrowed fromهِجْرِيّ
- English todayHijri
Borrowed from Arabic هِجْرِيّ (hijriyy), nisba adjective of هِجْرَة (hijra, “Hijra”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hijri
Today it means: the Islamic lunar calendar; begins with the migration of Muhammad, 16 July 622 AD; months begin at sunset on the day of visual sighting of the new moon Full definition →
Arabic هِجْرِيّ