Where does “Hijra” come from?

Hijra (English) comes from Arabic هِجْرَة, from Arabic هَجَرَ — emigrate, to abandon; to emigrate; to abandon.

Hijra (English): The flight of Muhammad and his followers from...

Definitions

  1. The flight of Muhammad and his followers from...

Ancestry of “Hijra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicهِجْرَةHijra; emigration; exodus; emigration; Hegira
2Arabicهَجَرَemigrate, to abandon; to emigrate; to abandon
Every word from Arabic هَجَرَ →Every word from Arabic هِجْرَة →