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English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Hejira#Latin|Hejira < Arabic ARchar|�جرة (Hijra|híjra, 'departure', 'exodus'), referring to Muhammad�s flight from Mecca to Medina in AD 622; from the verb ARchar|�جر (hájara, 'to emigrate', 'to abandon').

Proper noun
Hegira

1. The emigration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in A.D. 622 to escape persecution.
2. The beginning of the Muslim era, equivalent to July 16, 622, by the Julian calendar of the day.

#:Since the Muslim lunar year contains only 354 days, A.D. 2005 is approximately equivalent to Hegira 1426.

Alternative spellings
Hejira
Hijra
Hijrah

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|�جرة (híjrä) f
Bosnian: hidžra#Bosnian|hidžra f, hidžret#Bosnian|hidžret m
Chinese:
:Simplified: ����纪� (yī sī lán ji�o jìyuán)
:Traditional: ������
Czech: hidžra#Czech|hidžra f, hedžra f
Dutch: hedjra, hidjra
French: hégire
German: Hedschra
Italian: egira
Japanese: ��� (hejira), ������� (Isuramu-ky� kigen), ��� (t�hi-gy�)
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Latin: Hejira#Latin|Hejira f
Polish: hidżra f
Portuguese: hégira f
Russian: гедж�а (gédžra) f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �и��а#Serbian|�и��а f, �и��е�#Serbian|�и��е� m
:Roman: hidžra#Serbian|hidžra f, hidžret#Serbian|hidžret m
Slovene: hidžra#Slovene|hidžra f
Spanish: hégira f, héjira f
Swedish: hidjra
Turkish: hicret

See also
A.H.
anno Hejirae

Category:Islam
Category:Calendar terms

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