Associations to the word «Hijra»
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Wiktionary
HIJRA, noun. The flight of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib (later Medina) in 622 ce, which forms the first year of the Islamic era (ah 1)
HIJRA, noun. AH: the Islamic era, dated from the Hijra.
HIJRA, noun. The Islamic calendar, dated from the Hijra
HIJRA, noun. A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman. [from 19th c.]
HIJRA, noun. A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.
HIJRA, noun. Alternative letter-case form of Hijra
HIJRA, noun. Any similar flight or emigration to a better place.
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