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muhajir

/muˈhɑdʒɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
muha-jir
IPA
/muˈhɑdʒɪɹ/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who accompanied Muhammad during his migration from Mecca to Medina in 622.

noun

A person who migrated to Pakistan after the Partition of India in August 1947, or one of the descendants.

noun

A member of an ethnic group of Pakistan consisting of Muslim immigrants from various regions of India after its 1947 independence, and their descendants.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُهَاجِر (muhājir, literally “emigrant”). Sense 2 is from its Urdu derivative مُہَاجِر (muhājir).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /muˈhɑdʒɪɹ/
  • British English: /muːˈhɑːdʒɪə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

muhajireen (plural) muhajirun (plural) Muhajirs (plural) Mahajir (alternative) Mohajir (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

mohagerin mohagerian mohagerine mohajer mohadjer mohajir muhajar muhajirin

Questions

How do you pronounce muhajir?
The recorded pronunciation is /muˈhɑdʒɪɹ/.
What does muhajir mean?
A person who accompanied Muhammad during his migration from Mecca to Medina in 622.
Where does muhajir come from?
Borrowed from Arabic مُهَاجِر (muhājir, literally “emigrant”). Sense 2 is from its Urdu derivative مُہَاجِر (muhājir).

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