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Hijra

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhɪd͡ʒɹə/
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  • US: /ˈhiːd͡ʒɹə/
  • US: /ˈhɪd͡ʒɹə/
  • India: /ɦɪd͡ʒ.ɽɑː/
  • India: [ɦɪd͡ʒ.ɽäː]
  • India: /ɦiːd͡ʒ.ɽɑː/
  • India: [ɦiːd͡ʒ.ɽäː]
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1

name

Meaning 1

The flight of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib (later Medina) in 622 ce, which forms the first year of the Islamic era (ah 1).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

AH: the Islamic era, dated from the Hijra.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Since the Muslim lunar year contains only 354 days, the year 2005 is approximately equivalent to Hijra 1426.

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3

name

Meaning 3

The Islamic calendar, dated from the Hijra.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Alternative letter-case form of Hijra.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Any similar flight or emigration to a better place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Emigration from a non-Muslim country to a Muslim one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “departure, exodus”), used in reference to Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, “emigrate, to abandon”). Doublet of Hegira, which went through Latin.

From Hindi हीजड़ा (hījṛā).

From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “departure, exodus”). Doublet of hegira.

Across languages

Translations

118 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: hixhret — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Arabic: هِجْرَة (hijra) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Armenian: հիջրա (hiǰra) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Azerbaijani: hicrət — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Bashkir: һижрәт (hijrət) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Belarusian: гі́джра (hídžra) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Belarusian: хі́джра (xídžra) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Bengali: হিজরত (hijrot) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Bulgarian: хи́джра (hídžra) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Chechen: хӏиджрат (hidžrat) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Chinese Mandarin: 伊斯蘭教紀元 /伊斯兰教纪元 (Yīsīlánjiāo jìyuán) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Chinese Mandarin: 希吉拉 (xījílā) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Czech: hidžra — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Dutch: hedjra — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Dutch: hidjra — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Finnish: hidžra — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • French: hégire — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Georgian: ჰიჯრა (hiǯra) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • German: Hedschra — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • German: Hidschra — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • German: Hegira — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Hebrew: הג׳רה (híjra) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Hindi: हिजरत (hijrat) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Indonesian: hijrah — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Italian: egira — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Japanese: ヘジラ (hejira) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Japanese: イスラム教紀元 (Isuramukyō kigen) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Japanese: 逃避行 (tōhikō) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Kazakh: һижра (hijra) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Kazakh: қыжыра (qyjyra) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Kazakh: хижра (xijra) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Korean: 헤지라 (hejira) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Northern Kurdish: hîcret — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Latin: hegira — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Macedonian: хиџра (hidžra) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Malay: hijrah — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Pashto: هجرت (hejrát) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Dari: هِجْرَت (hijrat) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Iranian Persian: هِجْرَت (hejrat) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Polish: hidżra — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Polish: hedżra — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Portuguese: hégira — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Russian: хи́джра (xídžra) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Russian: ге́джра (gédžra) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Serbo-Croatian: хи̏џра — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Serbo-Croatian: хѝџрет — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Serbo-Croatian: hȉdžra — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Serbo-Croatian: hìdžret — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Slovene: hidžra — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Spanish: hégira — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Spanish: héjira — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Swahili: hijra — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Swedish: hidjra — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Tagalog: Hegira — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Tajik: ҳиҷрат (hijrat) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Thai: ฮิจเราะห์ (hít-jà-rɔ́) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Turkish: hicret — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Ukrainian: гі́джра (hídžra) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Urdu: ہِجْرَت (hijrat) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Uyghur: ھىجرەت (hijret) — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Uzbek: hijra — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Uzbek: hijrat — Muhammad's departure from Mecca
  • Arabic: هِجْرَة (hijra) — alternate term for the Islamic era
  • Czech: islámský letopočet — alternate term for the Islamic era
  • Finnish: hidžra — alternate term for the Islamic era
  • Kazakh: һижра (hijra) — alternate term for the Islamic era
  • Malay: Hijrah — alternate term for the Islamic era
  • Portuguese: hégira — alternate term for the Islamic era
  • Russian: хи́джра (xídžra) — alternate term for the Islamic era
  • Russian: ге́джра (gédžra) — alternate term for the Islamic era
  • Thai: ฮิจเราะห์ศักราช (hít-jà-rɔ́-sàk-gà-ràat) — alternate term for the Islamic era
  • Chinese Mandarin: 伊斯蘭教紀元 /伊斯兰教纪元 (Yīsīlánjiāo jìyuán) — alternate term for the Islamic calendar
  • Czech: islámský kalendář — alternate term for the Islamic calendar
  • Finnish: hidžra — alternate term for the Islamic calendar
  • Hindi: हिजरी (hijrī) — alternate term for the Islamic calendar
  • Kazakh: һижра (hijra) — alternate term for the Islamic calendar
  • Malay: Hijrah — alternate term for the Islamic calendar
  • Portuguese: hégira — alternate term for the Islamic calendar
  • Russian: хи́джра (xídžra) — alternate term for the Islamic calendar
  • Russian: ге́джра (gédžra) — alternate term for the Islamic calendar
  • Thai: ฮิจเราะห์ศักราช (hít-jà-rɔ́-sàk-gà-ràat) — alternate term for the Islamic calendar
  • Turkish: hicri takvim — alternate term for the Islamic calendar
  • Bengali: হিজড়া (hijoṛa) — third gender
  • Finnish: hijra — third gender
  • Finnish: hidžra — third gender
  • French: hijra — third gender
  • French: hidjra — third gender
  • German: Hijra — third gender
  • Gujarati: હીજડો (hījḍo) — third gender
  • Hindi: हिजड़ा m हीजड़ा (hijṛā) — third gender
  • Hindi: ख़्वाजा सिरा (xvājā sirā) — third gender
  • Hindi: खस्सी (khassī) — third gender
  • Hindi: खुसरा (khusrā) — third gender
  • Hindi: नपुंसक (napunsak) — third gender
  • Japanese: ヒジュラー (hijurā) — third gender
  • Japanese: ひじゅらー — third gender
  • Marathi: हिजडा (hijḍā) — third gender
  • Odia: ହିଜଡ଼ (hijaṛa) — third gender
  • Polish: hidźra — third gender
  • Portuguese: hijra — third gender
  • Punjabi: ਹਿਜੜਾ (hijṛā) — third gender
  • Punjabi: ਹੀਜੜਾ (hījṛā) — third gender
  • Punjabi: ਖੁਸਰਾ (khusrā) — third gender
  • Punjabi: ਖ਼ੁਸਰਾ (xusrā) — third gender
  • Russian: хи́джра (xídžra) — third gender
  • Sinhala: හීජිරො (hījiro) — third gender
  • Tamil: திருநங்கை (tirunaṅkai) — third gender
  • Urdu: ہجڑا (hijṛā) — third gender
  • Urdu: ہیجڑا (hījṛā) — third gender
  • Urdu: خواجہ سرا (xājā sarā) — third gender
  • Arabic: هِجْرَة (hijra) — any flight to a better place
  • Armenian: հիջրա (hiǰra) — any flight to a better place
  • Finnish: hijra — any flight to a better place
  • Finnish: hidžra — any flight to a better place
  • Polish: hidżra — any flight to a better place
  • Polish: hedżra — any flight to a better place
  • Portuguese: hégira — any flight to a better place
  • Turkish: hicret — any flight to a better place