Anno Hegirae
English
editEtymology
editFrom the Latin annō Hegirae (“in the year of the Hijra”), from annō (“in the year”) (the ablative of annus (“year”)) + Hegirae (“of the Hijra”) (genitive of Hegira (“the Hijra”)). Formed in imitation of the Christian Anno Domini.
Adverb
editAnno Hegirae (not comparable)
- In the year of the Hijra (counted by the Islamic calendar).
- 1859, Guillaume Libri, Catalogue of the extraordinary collection of splendid manuscripts[1], page 154:
- This valuable manuscript was copied Anno Hegirae 1100 (a.d. 1688).
Synonyms
editTranslations
editin the year of the Hijra
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