different between emigration vs hegira

English

Etymology

From Late Latin stem of emigratio

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

emigration (countable and uncountable, plural emigrations)

1. The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
2. A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively

   the Irish emigration

Related terms

• migration
• migrate
• migratory
• emigrate
• émigré, emigre
• immigrate
• immigration
• inmigration, in-migration
• outmigration, out-migration

Translations

See also

• emigration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Noun

emigration

1. emigration

Synonyms

• udvandring

Swedish

Noun

emigration c

1. emigration

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• hijra

Etymology

Arabic ???????? (hijra, “exodus; emigration”). Doublet of hijra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?d?????/

Noun

hegira (plural hegiras)

1. A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.
   • 1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom, Oxford 2003, p. 43:

     By all odds the most remarkable westward migration before the California gold rush of 1849 was the Mormon hegira to the Great Salt Lake basin.

Anagrams

• hegari, hirage