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hegira

noun
/ˈhɛd͡ʒɪɹə/

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.

  1. derived from هِجْرَة
  2. borrowed from hegira

Definitions

  1. A journey taken to escape from danger

    A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.

    • By all odds the most remarkable westward migration before the California gold rush of 1849 was the Mormon hegira to the Great Salt Lake basin.

  2. Alternative form of Hijra.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA