hegira
pronunciation
How to pronounce hegira in British English:
UK [ˈhedʒɪrə; hɪˈdʒaɪrə]
How to pronounce hegira in American English:
US [ ˈhedʒɪrə,hɪˈdʒaɪrə]
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- Noun:
- a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
Word Origin
- hegira (n.)
- 1580s, the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina (July 16, 622 C.E.), the event from which the Islamic calendar reckons, from Medieval Latin hegira, from Arabic hijrah "departure," from hajara "to depart."
Example
- 1. After the hegira , while based in medina , he often turned to warfare , plunder and conquest .
- 2. She made her plan for her annual summer hegira to the miami beach .