Etymology

hegira

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Today it means: A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus. Full definition →

Arabic هِجْرَة
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hegira · noun1

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromهِجْرَة“exodus; emigration”
  2. English todayhegira

From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “exodus; emigration”). Doublet of hijra.

Hegira · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · derived fromهِجْرَة“Hijra; emigration”
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromhegira
  3. English todayHegira

From Medieval Latin hegira, from Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “Hijra; emigration”), from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, “to emigrate; to abandon”). Doublet of Hijra, directly from Arabic.

Words from the same roots

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hijra

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