Feminine
hégira
Meaning
- (feminine) emigration, an exodus
- (alt-of, feminine) alternative letter-case form of Hégira (emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina)
Opposite of
imigração
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛ.ʒi.ɾɐ/
Etymology
In summary
From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “hijra; emigration”), from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, “to emigrate; to abandon”).
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