Arabic vocabulary
هِجْرَةٌmigration in Arabic
هِجْرَةٌ is how you say “migration” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فصل لما بَايع الرَّسُول أهل الْعقبَة أَمر أَصْحَابه بِالْهِجْرَةِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَة
When the Messenger pledged allegiance with the people of Aqabah, he instructed his companions to migrate to Medina.
بِالْهِجْرَةِ — to migrate. 'Bi-' (with / to) fused with 'the migration', genitive — the thing commanded, 'with [doing] the Hijra'. The pairing 'order + bi-' names what is ordered: emigrating.
From: The Night of the Migration →
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