Arabic vocabulary
هِجْرَةٌmigration
How to say “migration” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
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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