muhajir

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UK/muːˈhɑːdʒɪə(ɹ)/US/muˈhɑdʒɪɹ/South Asia/mʊˈɦɑː.d͡ʒɪɾ/

noun

A person who accompanied Muhammad during his migration from Mecca to Medina in 622.

OriginArabic مُهَاجِر →
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Meanings

muhajir1

nounmuhajir (plural muhajireen or muhajirun)

plural muhajireen · plural muhajirun

  1. IslamA person who accompanied Muhammad during his migration from Mecca to Medina in 622.
  2. A person who migrated to Pakistan after the Partition of India in August 1947, or one of the descendants.

Muhajir2

nounMuhajir (plural Muhajirs or Muhajir)

plural Muhajirs · alternative Mahajir · alternative Mohajir

  1. A member of an ethnic group of Pakistan consisting of Muslim immigrants from various regions of India after its 1947 independence, and their descendants.

Origin

  1. Arabicمُهَاجِر
  2. Englishmuhajir

Borrowed from Arabic مُهَاجِر (muhājir, literally “emigrant”). Sense 2 is from its Urdu derivative مُہَاجِر (muhājir).

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APA

muhajir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muhajir

MLA

“muhajir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muhajir. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muhajir,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muhajir.

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