- Hegira, the
- He|gi|ra, the [ hə`dʒaırə, `hedʒırə ] nounMuhammad's escape from Mecca to Medina in a.d. 622. The Muslim system of counting years is calculated from this time.
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Hegira, the
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hegira — the term denoting Muhammad s departure from Mecca in ad 622 and used for dates in the Muslim era, is pronounced hej i rǝ in BrE and in AmE more commonly hǝ jiy rǝ. The spelling hejira is occasionally found … Modern English usage
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hegira — 1580s, the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina (July 16, 622 C.E.), from which event the Islamic calendar reckons, from M.L. hegira, from Arabic hijrah departure, from hajara to depart … Etymology dictionary
Hegira — He*gi ra (?; 277), n. [Written also {hejira}.] [Ar. hijrah flight.] The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, a. d. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
(the) Hegira — the Hegira UK [ˈhedʒɪrə] UK [hɪˈdʒaɪrə] US [həˈdʒaɪrə] US [ˈhedʒɪrə] noun [singular] Muhammad’s escape from Mecca to Medina in ad 622 The Muslim system of counting years is calculated from this time . Thesaurus: islamhyponym miscellaneous… … Useful english dictionary
hegira — [hi jī′rə; ] also [ hej′i rə] n. [ML < Ar hijrah, lit., separation, flight, era of Mohammed < hajara, to leave] 1. [often H ] Mohammed s flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D.; the Muslim era dates from this 2. a trip or journey, esp. one… … English World dictionary
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Hegira — The escape of Mohammed from the Meccans on Friday, July sixteenth, 622 A. D., which date marks the beginning of the calendar used by the Arabians and the Turks … Ballentine's law dictionary
(the) Hejira — the Hejira UK [ˈhedʒɪrə] UK [hɪˈdʒaɪrə] US [həˈdʒaɪrə] US [ˈhedʒɪrə] another spelling of Hegira Thesaurus: islamhyponym miscellaneous religions and their membershyponym … Useful english dictionary
