hegira
/ˈhɛd͡ʒɪɹə/noun
hegira is spelled H-E-G-I-R-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hegira means “A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hegira is hegiras.
How many letters and syllables are in hegira?
| Letters | 6: H-E-G-I-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hegira?
Hegira appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hegira?
- /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪɹə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hegira.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hegira
- hegiras plural
- hijra
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hegira mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hegira come from?
From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “exodus; emigration”). Doublet of hijra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).