English noun: Hejira | |||
1. | Hejira (act) the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year | ||
Synonyms | Hegira | ||
Instance hypernym | escape, flight | ||
2. | hejira (act) a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment | ||
Synonyms | exodus, hegira | ||
Broader (hypernym) | escape, flight | ||