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Definition of: hegira

(hə·jī′rə, hej′ə·rə) noun
Any precipitate flight or departure: also spelled hejira. [<Med. L <Arabic hijrah departure <hajara go away]

Definition of: Hegira

(hi·jī′rə, hej′ə·rə) noun
1. The flight of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina in 622; now taken as the beginning of the Mohammedan era.
2. The Mohammedan era. Also spelled Hejira.

Most often used phrases:

hegira volume
baklunish hegira
solar hegira

'hegira' used in domains:

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guildhegira.com
palthegiraffe.com
thegiraffelanguage.com
thegiraffemuseum.com
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