Hegira

See also: hegira and hégira

English

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Hegira

  1. Alternative form of Hijra.

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