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anno hegirae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-no he-gi-rae
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the year of the Hijra (counted by the Islamic calendar).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the Latin annō Hegirae (“in the year of the Hijra”), from annō (“in the year”) (the ablative of annus (“year”)) + Hegirae (“of the Hijra”) (genitive of Hegira (“the Hijra”)). Formed in imitation of the Christian Anno Domini.

Phrases

Anno Domini anno mundi

Frequently Paired Words

Anno Domini anno mundi

Synonyms

A.H. AH

Questions

What does anno hegirae mean?
In the year of the Hijra (counted by the Islamic calendar).
Where does anno hegirae come from?
From the Latin annō Hegirae (“in the year of the Hijra”), from annō (“in the year”) (the ablative of annus (“year”)) + Hegirae (“of the Hijra”) (genitive of Hegira (“the Hijra”)). Formed in imitation of the Christian Anno Domini.

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