hegira

H4E1G2I1R1A1
/ˈhɛd͡ʒɪɹə/

noun

A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.

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exodushejira
OriginArabic هِجْرَة →
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Meanings

hegira1

nounhegira (plural hegiras)

plural hegiras · alternative hijra

  1. A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.

    By all odds the most remarkable westward migration before the California gold rush of 1849 was the Mormon hegira to the Great Salt Lake basin.

    1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom, Oxford, published 2003, page 43

Hegira2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Hijra.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

Similar
exodushejira
Broader
escapeflight
Also see
exodus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

hegira · noun

  1. Arabicهِجْرَة“exodus; emigration”
  2. Englishhegira

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

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Hegira · proper noun

  1. Arabicهِجْرَة“Hijra; emigration”
  2. Medieval Latinhegira
  3. EnglishHegira

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.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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