Hégira

See also: hégira, hegira, and Hegira

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “Hijra; emigration”), from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, “to emigrate; to abandon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ʒi.ɾɐ/

  • Hyphenation: Hé‧gi‧ra

Proper noun

Hégira f

  1. (Islam) Hegira (emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina)
  2. (Islam, poetic or humorous otherwise) alternative letter-case form of hégira (emigration)

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “Hijra; emigration”), from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, “to emigrate; to abandon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈexiɾa/ [ˈe.xi.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -exiɾa
  • Syllabification: Hé‧gi‧ra

Proper noun

Hégira f

  1. (Islam) Hegira (emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina)
  2. (Islam, poetic or humorous otherwise) alternative letter-case form of hégira (emigration)
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