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

Noun

hégira f (plural hégiras)

  1. (Islam, poetic or humorous otherwise) emigration, an exodus
    Synonyms: emigração, êxodo
    Antonym: imigração
  2. (Islam) Alternative letter-case form of Hégira (emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina)

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

Noun

hégira f (plural hégiras)

  1. (Islam, poetic or humorous otherwise) emigration, an exodus
    Synonyms: emigración, éxodo
    Antonym: inmigración
  2. (Islam) Alternative letter-case form of Hégira (emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina)

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