Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

al hijrah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: al hi-jrah
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The first day of the Islamic calendar; the first day of Muharram.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الهِجْرَة (al-hijra)

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: هجرة, ه ج ر

Inflected Forms

Al-Hijra (alternative)

Synonyms

Islamic New Year

Questions

What does al hijrah mean?: The first day of the Islamic calendar; the first day of Muharram.
Where does al hijrah come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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