مہاجر

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُهَاجِر (muhājir), from Arabic مُهَاجِر (muhājir, “migrant”), from هَاجَرَ (hājara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊ.ɦɑː.d͡ʒɪɾ/, /mo.ɦɑː.d͡ʒɪɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɪɾ

Noun

مُہاجِر • (muhājir) m (formal plural مہاجرین, Hindi spelling मुहाजिर)

1. (chiefly) refugee, immigrant
2. (historical) a muhajir: Urdu-speaking Muslim that moved to Pakistan after the Partition of India

References

• “مہاجر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مہاجر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.