Arabic vocabulary
مُهَاجِرMuhajir in Arabic
مُهَاجِر is how you say “Muhajir” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ه ج ر (h-j-r)noun (active participle / ism fāʿil of the form III verb هاجر)Pronounced muhājir
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
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
- هَجَرَto cut off friendly communion with; to forsake, abandon, or leave (form I)
- هَاجَرَto emigrate, leave one's land for another; also, to mutually cut off communion (form III, source of muhājir)
- هِجْرَةٌemigration; departure from one land or people to another
- هِجْرَانٌestrangement; a cutting-off of communion, whether in body, speech, or heart
- هُجْرٌfoul, evil, or unseemly speech
- هَاجِرَةthe 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.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
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'.
From: The Secret Migration →
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