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.

Derived terms

• Anno Hegirae

Anagrams

• hegari, hirage