hijra

[ hij-ruh ]

/ ˈhɪdʒ rə /

noun (in South Asia, especially India)

a person whose gender identity is neither male nor female, typically a person who was assigned male at birth but whose gender expression is female.

a person who is transgender.

Origin of hijra

First recorded in 1835–40; from Hindi: “eunuch, hermaphrodite”

Words nearby hijra

hijab, hijack, hijacker, Hijaz, hijiki, hijra, Hijrah, hike, hike out, hikoi, hilar

Definition for hijra (2 of 2)

Hijra

[ hij-ruh ]

/ ˈhɪdʒ rə /

noun (sometimes lowercase)Islam.

the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution a.d. 622: regarded as the beginning of the Muslim Era.

the Muslim Era itself.

Also Hegira, Hijrah.

Origin of Hijra

From the Arabic word hijrah flight, departure

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Example sentences from the Web for hijra

The earliest reference to Omar Khayyam dates from the middle of the seventh century of the Hijra.
The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam|Omar Khayyam
They are of a much later date, the last one, indeed, having been compiled more than four hundred years after the Hijra.
The Faith of Islam|Edward Sell
And one step taken in that direction was to assign to the Hindu year the same number with the Hijra year.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various
But towards the close of the second century of the Hijra, this earlier mysticism developed into Sfism.
The Faith of Islam|Edward Sell

In the first half of the second year of the Hijra the breach between them was complete.
The Faith of Islam|Edward Sell

British Dictionary definitions for hijra

hijra

/ (ˈhɪdʒrə) /

noun

(in India) a person who adopts a gender role that is neither male nor female

Word Origin for hijra

Urdu: eunuch

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hijra
释义	hijra [ hij-ruh ] / ˈhɪdʒ rə / noun (in South Asia, especially India) a person whose gender identity is neither male nor female, typically a person who was assigned male at birth but whose gender expression is female. a person who is transgender. Origin of hijra First recorded in 1835–40; from Hindi: “eunuch, hermaphrodite” Words nearby hijra hijab, hijack, hijacker, Hijaz, hijiki, hijra, Hijrah, hike, hike out, hikoi, hilar Definition for hijra (2 of 2) Hijra [ hij-ruh ] / ˈhɪdʒ rə / noun (sometimes lowercase)Islam. the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution a.d. 622: regarded as the beginning of the Muslim Era. the Muslim Era itself. Also Hegira, Hijrah. Origin of Hijra From the Arabic word hijrah flight, departure Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hijra The earliest reference to Omar Khayyam dates from the middle of the seventh century of the Hijra. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam\|Omar Khayyam They are of a much later date, the last one, indeed, having been compiled more than four hundred years after the Hijra. The Faith of Islam\|Edward Sell And one step taken in that direction was to assign to the Hindu year the same number with the Hijra year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4\|Various But towards the close of the second century of the Hijra, this earlier mysticism developed into Sfism. The Faith of Islam\|Edward Sell In the first half of the second year of the Hijra the breach between them was complete. The Faith of Islam\|Edward Sell British Dictionary definitions for hijra hijra / (ˈhɪdʒrə) / noun (in India) a person who adopts a gender role that is neither male nor female Word Origin for hijra Urdu: eunuch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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