Hijra

[hij-ruh]

Hij·ra

[hij-ruh]
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]

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