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

Noun

hégira f (plural hégiras)

1. (Islam, poetic or humorous otherwise) emigration, an exodus

   Synonyms: emigração, êxodo

   Antonym: imigração

2. (Islam) Alternative letter-case form of Hégira (emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina)

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

Noun

hégira f (plural hégiras)

1. (Islam, poetic or humorous otherwise) emigration, an exodus

   Synonyms: emigración, éxodo

   Antonym: inmigración

2. (Islam) Alternative letter-case form of Hégira (emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina)

Further reading

• “hégira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10