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Hijra¹
- /ˈhɪd͡ʒɹə/
Where it comes from
From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “departure, exodus”), used in reference to Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, “emigrate, to abandon”). Doublet of Hegira, which went through Latin.
proper noun Hijrah · Hidjra · Hegira · Hejira · hijra
- The flight of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib (later Medina) in 622 ce, which forms the first year of the Islamic era (ah 1).
- AH: the Islamic era, dated from the Hijra. Since the Muslim lunar year contains only 354 days, the year 2005 is approximately equivalent to Hijra 1426.
- The Islamic calendar, dated from the Hijra.
hijra²
- /ˈhiːd͡ʒɹə/ US
- /ˈhɪd͡ʒɹə/ US
- /ɦɪd͡ʒ.ɽɑː/ India
- [ɦɪd͡ʒ.ɽäː] India
- /ɦiːd͡ʒ.ɽɑː/ India
- [ɦiːd͡ʒ.ɽäː] India
Where it comes from
From Hindi हीजड़ा (hījṛā).
noun hijras · hejra · hijada · hijara · hijrah
- A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman. When the Mughal court was disbanded, Muslim hijras were exposed for the first time to the other, Hindu, tradition of eunuchry.
- A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan. The subjects of this study are hijras or the "third sex" of India, individuals who occupy a unique, liminal space between male and female, sacred and profane.
hijra³
- /ˈhiːd͡ʒɹə/ US
- /ˈhɪd͡ʒɹə/ US
- /ɦɪd͡ʒ.ɽɑː/ India
- [ɦɪd͡ʒ.ɽäː] India
- /ɦiːd͡ʒ.ɽɑː/ India
- [ɦiːd͡ʒ.ɽäː] India
Where it comes from
From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “departure, exodus”). Doublet of hegira.
noun hijras · hijrah
- Alternative letter-case form of Hijra
- Any similar flight or emigration to a better place.
- Emigration from a non-Muslim country to a Muslim one. Hijrah means Moving from a land of Shirk to a land of Islaam.
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name Muhammad's departure from Mecca
| Español | hégira, héjira |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 헤지라 hejira |
| 日本語 | ヘジラ hejira, イスラム教紀元 Isuramukyō kigen, 逃避行 tōhikō |
| 中文 | 伊斯蘭教紀元 /伊斯兰教纪元 Yīsīlánjiāo jìyuán, 希吉拉 xījílā |
| हिन्दी | हिजरत hijrat |
| Kiswahili | hijra |
| Português | hégira |
| Français | hégire |
| Deutsch | Hedschra, Hidschra, Hegira |
| Italiano | egira |
| Русский | хи́джра xídžra, ге́джра gédžra |
| العربية | هِجْرَة hijra |
| עברית | הג׳רה híjra |
name alternate term for the Islamic era
| Português | hégira |
|---|---|
| Русский | хи́джра xídžra, ге́джра gédžra |
| العربية | هِجْرَة hijra |
name alternate term for the Islamic calendar
| 中文 | 伊斯蘭教紀元 /伊斯兰教纪元 Yīsīlánjiāo jìyuán |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | हिजरी hijrī |
| Português | hégira |
| Русский | хи́джра xídžra, ге́джра gédžra |
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title = {hijra},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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