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Hijra

//ˈhɪd͡ʒɹə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
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).
2
AH: the Islamic era, dated from the Hijra.
"Since the Muslim lunar year contains only 354 days, the year 2005 is approximately equivalent to Hijra 1426."
3
The Islamic calendar, dated from the Hijra.

Noun

1
A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
"When the Mughal court was disbanded, Muslim hijras were exposed for the first time to the other, Hindu, tradition of eunuchry."
2
Alternative letter-case form of Hijra. alt-of
3
A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.
"The subjects of this study are hijras or the "third sex" of India, individuals who occupy a unique, liminal space between male and female, sacred and profane."
4
Any similar flight or emigration to a better place.
5
Emigration from a non-Muslim country to a Muslim one.
"Hijrah means Moving from a land of Shirk to a land of Islaam."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “departure, exodus”), used in reference to Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, from the verb هَجَرَ (hajara, “emigrate, to abandon”). Doublet of Hegira, which went through Latin.

Etymology 2

From Hindi हीजड़ा (hījṛā).

Etymology 3

From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “departure, exodus”). Doublet of hegira.

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