Hegira
rə, ˈhɛdʒ
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| —n | |
| 1. | the departure of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina in 622 |
| 2. | See also AH the Muslim era itself |
| 3. | (often not capital) an emigration escape or flight |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin, from Arabic hijrah emigration or flight] | |
| Hejira or Hejira | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin, from Arabic hijrah emigration or flight] | |
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hegira
1590, the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina (July 16, 622 C.E.), from which event the Islamic calendar reckons. From Arabic hijrah "departure," from hajara "to depart."
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