Where does “hegira” come from?

hegira (English) comes from French hégire, from Arabic هِجْرَة, from Arabic هَجَرَ — emigrate, to abandon; to emigrate; to abandon.

hegira (English): A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus

Definitions

  1. A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus

Ancestry of “hegira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchhégireHijra
2ArabicهِجْرَةHijra; emigration; exodus; emigration; Hegira
3Arabicهَجَرَemigrate, to abandon; to emigrate; to abandon
Every word from Arabic هَجَرَ →Every word from Arabic هِجْرَة →Every word from French hégire →
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