مُهَاجِر Muhajir in Arabic
مُهَاجِر is how you say “Muhajir” in Arabic.
Root ه ج ر h-j-r. noun (active participle / ism fāʿil of the form III verb هاجر). muhājir.
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Meaning of Muhajir in Arabic
- emigrant; one who leaves his home, community, or land to depart for another from hājara, 'to go forth from one land to another,' e.g. an inhabitant of the desert going forth to settle in the towns
- one who departs from the land of unbelief for the land of the believers the sense used in Qur'an 2:215 — leaving for a place of safety or refuge, typically for religious reasons
Example sentence
وَتَجَهَّزَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُهَاجِرًا،
And Abu Bakr prepared to emigrate.
مُهَاجِرًا emigrating
An adjective-like form used adverbially to set the circumstance, 'as one emigrating / intending to emigrate'; the -an accusative is what flags it as a state-clause rather than a plain noun. It tells the manner in which Abu Bakr made ready, alongside the verb 'prepared'.
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How it is used
Muhājir is the active participle of hājara (form III), a verb whose core sense is cutting off communion with another, extended to mean departing one's homeland for another. In Qur'anic usage (e.g. 2:215) it specifically denotes leaving the land of unbelief for the land of the believers, often for safety or religious reasons — the origin of the historical term for the Emigrants.
Words from the same root
- هَجَرَ to cut off friendly communion with; to forsake, abandon, or leave (form I)
- هَاجَرَ to emigrate, leave one's land for another; also, to mutually cut off communion (form III, source of muhājir)
- هِجْرَةٌ emigration; departure from one land or people to another
- هِجْرَانٌ estrangement; a cutting-off of communion, whether in body, speech, or heart
- هُجْرٌ foul, evil, or unseemly speech
- هَاجِرَة the time of midday heat, in which one journeys (as in the verb hajjara)
Common questions
- How do you say "emigrant" in Arabic?
- مُهَاجِر (muhājir) — one who leaves his home or land to depart for another, especially for the sake of faith or safety.
- What is the difference between muhājir and hijra?
- هِجْرَة (hijra) is the noun meaning 'emigration' or the act of departing; مُهَاجِر (muhājir) is the person who performs the hijra, i.e. the emigrant.
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Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).