hegira

Speech parts

1. hegira - Noun

2. Hegira - Proper noun

Meaning

The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, A. D. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

exodus hejira release going leave flight escape journey removal retirement retreat departure migration withdrawal exit

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Antonyms

attack approach remain advent appearance introduction

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Hypernyms

flight escape

Anagrams

Hargie hegari hirage

Examples

For example, the Islamic calendar dates not from the date of the Hegira (16 May AD 622) but from the following new year (16 July AD 622). Source: Internet

“This is the lesson we draw from the First Hegira, and people are not happy with imported radical ideas,” he said. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hegge Heggen Heggie Hegland Hegler hegumen