હિજરત

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هجرت (hijrat), from Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra).

Noun

હિજરત • (hijrat) f

1. the act of leaving one's family or homeland, exile

   Synonyms: નિર્વાસન (nirvāsan), દેશત્યાગ (deśatyāg)

2. any exodus of people from a place, be it their homeland or otherwise
3. (rare) Alternative form of હજરત (hajrat)