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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'Hegira' Resulted in 2 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 2 Definitions Hegira proper noun  The emigration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in A.D. 622 to escape persecution. The beginning of the Muslim era, equivalent to July 16, 622, by the Julian calendar of the day. Since the Muslim lunar year contains only 354 days, A.D. 2005 is approximately equivalent to Hegira 1426. Translations:  Dutch: hedjra, hidjra French: hégire German: Hedschra Italian: egira Spanish: hégira , héjira Etymology: From Medieval Latin HejiraLatin?, Hejira < Arabic (ARchar, Ù) (Hijra, híjra, 'departure', 'exodus'), referring to Muhammad"s flight from Mecca to Medina in AD 622; from the verb (ARchar, Ù) (híjara, 'to emigrate', 'to abandon').       hegira noun  a journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus Etymology: breaking-off        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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