Where does “hijira” come from?

hijira (Hausa) comes from Arabic هِجْرَة, from Arabic هَجَرَ — emigrate, to abandon; to emigrate; to abandon.

hijira (Hausa): hijra

Definitions

  1. hijra

Ancestry of “hijira”, 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 →
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