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ヒジュラ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヒジュラ

also: ヘジラ

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Meanings

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noun

Hijra; Hegira

Refers to the migration of the Islamic prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, marking the start of the Islamic calendar.

from Arabic

イスラム暦れきはヒジュラを起き点てんとしている。
The Islamic calendar begins with the Hijra.

Written forms

ヒジュラUsage90%
Standard katakana spelling for the Islamic term; no kanji form exists.
ヘジラUsage10%
Alternate katakana spelling reflecting a different transliteration of the Arabic original.

Etymology

From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra), meaning 'migration' or 'departure'.