English Explanatory Dictionary

Hejaz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
  2. A former kingdom in modern Saudi Arabia, existing between 1924 and 1932, when it merged with Najd to form the present state of Saudi Arabia.
  3. A maqam equivalent to Phrygian dominant.

Pronunciation

/hɪˈdʒɑːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hejaz.wav

Word forms

Hejaz Hedjaz Hijaz Hidjaz

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz).

Derived words

Hejazi
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