HEGIRA


Meaning of HEGIRA in English

also hejira noun Etymology: the Hegira, flight of Muhammad from Mecca in A.D. 622, from Medieval Latin, from Arabic hijra, literally, departure Date: 1753 a journey especially when undertaken to escape from a dangerous or undesirable situation ; exodus

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