Hegira

[ hi-jahy-ruh, hej-er-uh ]

/ hɪˈdʒaɪ rə, ˈhɛdʒ ər ə /

noun

Islam. Hijra.

(lowercase)Also he·ji·ra . any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place.

Origin of Hegira

<Medieval Latin <Arabic; see Hijra

Words nearby Hegira

hegemon, hegemonic, hegemonism, hegemony, Hegglin's anomaly, Hegira, hegumen, heh, he-huckleberry, Heian, heid

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Example sentences from the Web for Hegira

His journey through Texas was a complete ovation, instead of a hegira.
Southern Literature From 1579-1895|Louise Manly
One has no recollection of things that happened before the Hegira.
The Secret Witness|George Gibbs
We have made a very pleasant party for our hegira this evening-among others the Morleys.
The Parisians, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Until the Hegira, until he was fifty-one, the character of the founder of Islam is a matter of speculation and dispute.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells

The Mormon hegira planted the first of the island settlements in the heart of the desert.
The Last American Frontier|Frederic L. (Frederic Logan) Paxson

British Dictionary definitions for Hegira

Hegira

Hejira

/ (ˈhɛdʒɪrə) /

noun

the departure of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina in 622 ad; the starting point of the Muslim era

the Muslim era itselfSee also AH

(often not capital) an emigration escape or flight

Also called: Hijrah

Word Origin for Hegira

C16: from Medieval Latin, from Arabic hijrah emigration or flight

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单词	hegira
释义	Hegira [ hi-jahy-ruh, hej-er-uh ] / hɪˈdʒaɪ rə, ˈhɛdʒ ər ə / noun Islam. Hijra. (lowercase)Also he·ji·ra . any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place. Origin of Hegira <Medieval Latin <Arabic; see Hijra Words nearby Hegira hegemon, hegemonic, hegemonism, hegemony, Hegglin's anomaly, Hegira, hegumen, heh, he-huckleberry, Heian, heid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Hegira His journey through Texas was a complete ovation, instead of a hegira. Southern Literature From 1579-1895\|Louise Manly One has no recollection of things that happened before the Hegira. The Secret Witness\|George Gibbs We have made a very pleasant party for our hegira this evening-among others the Morleys. The Parisians, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton Until the Hegira, until he was fifty-one, the character of the founder of Islam is a matter of speculation and dispute. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind\|Herbert George Wells The Mormon hegira planted the first of the island settlements in the heart of the desert. The Last American Frontier\|Frederic L. (Frederic Logan) Paxson British Dictionary definitions for Hegira Hegira Hejira / (ˈhɛdʒɪrə) / noun the departure of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina in 622 ad; the starting point of the Muslim era the Muslim era itselfSee also AH (often not capital) an emigration escape or flight Also called: Hijrah Word Origin for Hegira C16: from Medieval Latin, from Arabic hijrah emigration or flight Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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