ஹிஜிரி

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Urdu هجرت (hijra), from Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /hɪd͡ʑɪɾɪ/, [hɪd͡ʑɪɾi]

Noun[edit]

ஹிஜிரி (hijiri)

  1. (Islam) the Hijra, flight of the prophet Muhammed from Mecca to Medina
  2. the era commencing from the flight of the prophet

References[edit]

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஹிஜிரி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press