hegira

See also: Hegira and hégira

English

Alternative forms

• hijra

Etymology

From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “exodus; emigration”). Doublet of hijra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪɹə/

Noun

hegira (plural hegiras)

1. A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.
   • 1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom, Oxford, published 2003, page 43:

     By all odds the most remarkable westward migration before the California gold rush of 1849 was the Mormon hegira to the Great Salt Lake basin.

Anagrams

• hegari, hirage