Associations to the word «Hijra»

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.