Display virtual keyboard interface

Associations to the word «Hegira»

Wiktionary

HEGIRA, noun. A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.
HEGIRA, proper noun. Alternative form of Hijra.

Dictionary definition

HEGIRA, noun. The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year.
HEGIRA, noun. A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche