Hegira
noun /ˈhedʒɪrə/, /hɪˈdʒaɪrə/
/ˈhedʒɪrə/, /hɪˈdʒaɪrə/
(also Hejira)
(also Hijra)
[singular]- (usually the Hegira)the occasion when Muhammad left Mecca to go to Medina in AD 622
- the period that began at this time; the Muslim era
Word Originvia medieval Latin from Arabic hijra ‘departure’, from hajara ‘emigrate’.