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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HEGIRA

From Medieval Latin, from Arabic hijrah emigration or flight.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HEGIRA

Hegira  [ˈhɛdʒɪrə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEGIRA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hegira is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEGIRA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Hegira in the English dictionary

The definition of Hegira in the dictionary is the departure of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina in 622 ad; the starting point of the Muslim era. Other definition of Hegira is an emigration escape or flight.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEGIRA


aspirer
əˈspaɪrə
Barbera
baːˈbeɪrə
capoeira
ˌkæpʊˈeɪrə
chara
ˈkeɪrə
desirer
dɪˈzaɪrə
Hejira
ˈhɛdʒɪrə
Kythera
ˈkɪθɪrə
mangabeira
ˌmænɡəˈbeɪrə
mirror
ˈmɪrə
mirrored
ˈmɪrə
moira
ˈmɔɪrə
naira
ˈnaɪrə
palmyra
pælˈmaɪrə
Pyrrha
ˈpɪrə
satyra
ˈsætɪrə
sirrah
ˈsɪrə
Stagira
stəˈdʒaɪrə
Syrah
ˈsaɪrə
tayra
ˈtaɪrə
wirra
ˈwɪrə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEGIRA

Hegel
Hegelian
Hegelian dialectic
Hegelianism
hegemon
hegemonial
hegemonic
hegemonical
hegemonies
hegemonism
hegemonist
hegemony
hegumen
hegumene
hegumenos
heh
heid
Heidegger
Heidelberg
Heidelberg man

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEGIRA

Altamira
Beira
Deianira
El Qahira
Essaouira
Gezira
harira
hetaira
La Guaira
lempira
lira
Madeira
Mahavira
mbira
Mufulira
Palmira
pareira
Pereira
rangatira
Terceira

Synonyms and antonyms of Hegira in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Hegira» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEGIRA

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Translator English - Chinese

回教纪元
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Hégira
570 millions of speakers

English

Hegira
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Hegira
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Хиджра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Hégira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হিজরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hégire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hegira
190 millions of speakers

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Hegira
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒジュラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Hegira
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hegira
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Hegira
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Hegira பற்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेगीरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hicret
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

egira
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hegira
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Хіджра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hegira
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Εγίρας
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Hegira
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Hegira
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hegira
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Hegira

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEGIRA»

The term «Hegira» is regularly used and occupies the 94.643 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEGIRA» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEGIRA»

Discover the use of Hegira in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Hegira and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hegira
Greg Bear. Five Kiril pondered BarWoten's quest as the nearest mountains of Mundus Lucifa lowered like black giants through their clouds. Whatever the Ibisian learned, the Obelisks wouldn't help him—that Kiril knew as certainly as he knew ...
Greg Bear, 2014
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Universal Historical Dictionary: Or, Explanation of the ...
in Sicily, as emir, where he was slain in battle, in the year of the Hegira 371, A. D. 981. Arv'L-Kasnm, Abd'allah Ebn Al Moctq/i, was elected khalif in the place of Al Mottahi, who was deposed in the year of the He 'ra 333, A. D. 94-3. He assumed  ...
George Crabb, 1825
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The Book of Calendars
THE. ISLAMIC. CALENDAR. 1. 79. Western Date Western Date Year of (Julian) ( Gregorian) Yearol (Julian) (Gregorian) Hegira of Islamic New Ye ar Hegira of Islamic New Year 1127 27 Dec 1714 7 Jan 1715 1147* 23 May 1734 3 Jun 1734  ...
Frank Parise, 2002
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Traditional Festivals, Vol. 2 [M - Z]
The Islamic year begins on the First of Mohar- ram, which is the first month of the Arabic lunar calendar, with the Day of the Hegira (Hijra)—the Prophet Mohammed's trek from Mecca to Medina, marking the beginning of the Muslim era. But this ...
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Endless Bliss Fifth Fascicle
On the other hand, the starting day of the Hegira lunar year is the 16th of July ( A.D), the first Friday of the month of Muharram of the same year. The migration of our Prophet (sallalâhu alaihi wa sallam) took place in 622 (A.D.). The beginning of ...
M. Siddik Gumus
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An History of Muhammedanism: Comprising the Life and ...
Omar, the second Caliph, instituted the hegira in imitation of the Christians, who counted their years from their persecution by Diocletian (A. D. 284) and who called it the era of the martyrs. Thus the Muselmans wished to commence their ...
Charles Mills, 1817
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Seâdet-i Ebediyye Endless Bliss Fifth Fascicle:
Regarding the starting point of time, two types of calendars are being used: Hegira and Gregorian. The Gregorian one is supposed to have started atthe birthdayof the ProphetÎsâ 'alaihissalâm', However, contraryto thecommon belief, ...
Hüseyin Hilmi Işık, 2013
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Universal Technological Dictionary Or Familiar Explanation ...
Here it is to be observed, that since the cycle of the years of the Hegira is 30, and the ferisc of the week are 7, the same order of the beginning of the year .will return in 210 years; wherefore, if the given year be divided by 2 10, it shows how  ...
George Crabb, 1823
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A Philosophical and Mathematical Dictionary Containing... ...
HEGIRA, a term in Chronology, signifying the epoch, or account of time, used by the Mahometans, who begin their computation from the day that Mahomet was forced to -make his escape from the city of Mecca, which happened on Friday the  ...
Charles Hutton, 1815
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
In the beginning of the ipSth year of the Hegira, AI Amin finding himself deserted by his troop*, as well as by the principal men of Bagdad, who had kept a private correspondence with Thaher, was obliged to retire to the old town on the west ...
‎1823

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEGIRA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Hegira is used in the context of the following news items.
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Muslims to mark end of Ramadan this week - The Manila Times …
However, the total number of days of fasting for this year 2015 or 1436 in the Hegira Islamic calendar is only 29 days. Fasting is supposed to be ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
2
A Nazi Refugee Transforms Her Trauma Through Art
In Gettinger's sculpture “Hegira,” Llosa sees a “living symbol,” which alludes to a toy cat figure which the artist saved from her German ... «Forward, Jul 15»
3
William Marvel: Prairie Gothic
This year's Western hegira began with a massive family reunion on the Nebraska side of the Niobrara River. Fire-and-brimstone Kansas ... «Conway Daily Sun, Jul 15»
4
Palestine retaining its place in Iranian foreign policy
... last Friday of Ramadan (the 9th month of the Hegira calendar) that Palestinian issue was a strategic problem for Iran and any circumstance of ... «Mehr News Agency - English Version, Jul 15»
5
Not a Fan—a declaration of independence
It's a celebrated American hegira of sorts — not unlike diehard Billy Joel groupies who used to follow his concerts from state to state or "metal head" devotees of ... «Jewish Journal, Jul 15»
6
The waiting game
And Poe is in Europe for the annual hegira of senators and other parliamentarians, perhaps also to study when to announce, if she does not ... «Manila Standard Today, Jun 15»
7
HM the King, Commander of the Faithful, Prays At Grave of Late HM …
It was on the 10th day of Ramadan, 1380 hegira (Feb. 26, 1961), that the late sovereign, hero of national liberation, passed away only few ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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Paul Di Filippo reviews Nicole Kornher-Stace
And so Wasp and companion leave Sweetwater behind for an odd hegira. Along the way, Wasp discovers the ability to mentally relive the ... «Locus Online, Jun 15»
9
Westland Cop Calls: Cell phone stolen from parked car
The catalytic converter was reported stolen from a vehicle parked at Hegira, 8623 N. Wayne Road, on June 10. A Taylor woman said the device ... «Hometownlife.com, Jun 15»
10
Destructive Southern campaign marked end of war
They were at the end of a 700-mile hegira, which had begun at Savannah, Georgia. Initially, the relatively elegant, however wary, ... «Napa Valley Register, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hegira [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hegira>. Apr 2024 ».
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