Where does “હિજરત” come from?

હિજરત (Gujarati) comes from Classical Persian هجرت, from Arabic هِجْرَة, from Arabic هَجَرَ — emigrate, to abandon; to emigrate; to abandon.

હિજરત (Gujarati): the act of leaving one's family or homeland, exile

Definitions

  1. the act of leaving one's family or homeland, exile

Ancestry of “હિજરત”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianهجرت—
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 Classical Persian هجرت →