Hégira

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See also: hégira, hegira, and Hegira

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, Hijra; emigration), from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, to emigrate; to abandon).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Hé‧gi‧ra

Proper noun

Hégira f

  1. (Islam) Hegira (emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina)
  2. (Islam, poetic or humorous otherwise) Alternative letter-case form of hégira (emigration)

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, Hijra; emigration), from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, to emigrate; to abandon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈexiɾa/
  • Rhymes: -exiɾa
  • Syllabification: Hé‧gi‧ra

Proper noun

Hégira f

  1. (Islam) Hegira (emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina)
  2. (Islam, poetic or humorous otherwise) Alternative letter-case form of hégira (emigration)