Hegira

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He·gir·a, Hejira /ˈhedʒərə, hɪˈdʒaɪrə/ RRIthe escape of Muhammad from Makkah (Mecca) to Medina in AD 622

He·gir·aSyllable

Hegira
He.gi.ra

, Hejira /ˈhedʒərə, ˈhedʒɪrə, hɪˈdʒaɪrə/
the escape of Muhammad from Makkah (Mecca) to Medina in AD 622

He·gira

(

also Hej·ira

)

BrE

/ˈhedʒɪrə/

NAmE

/ˈhedʒɪrə/

BrE

/hɪˈdʒaɪrə/

NAmE

/hɪˈdʒaɪrə/

(

also Hijra

)

noun

[singular]

(

usually the Hegira

)

the occasion when Muhammad left Mecca to go to Medina in AD 622 希吉拉（意为迁徙，指公元 622 年穆罕默德从麦加前往麦地那）

the period which began at this time; the Muslim

伊斯兰纪元（从公元 622 年开始）