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Hijra
Hij·ra
/
ˈhɪdʒ
rə
/
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hij
-r
uh
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noun
(
sometimes lowercase
)
Islam.
1.
the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution a.d. 622: regarded as the beginning of the Muslim Era.
2.
the Muslim Era itself.
Also,
Hegira
,
Hij·rah.
Origin:
<
Arabic
hijrah
flight, departure
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hijra
(ˈhɪdʒrə)
—
n
(in India) a person who adopts a gender role that is neither male nor female
[Urdu: eunuch]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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