English Explanatory Dictionary

muhajir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who accompanied Muhammad during his migration from Mecca to Medina in 622.
  2. A person who migrated to Pakistan after the Partition of India in August 1947, or one of the descendants.
noun
  1. A member of an ethnic group of Pakistan consisting of Muslim immigrants from various regions of India after its 1947 independence, and their descendants.

Pronunciation

/muːˈhɑːdʒɪə(ɹ)/ /muˈhɑdʒɪɹ/ /mʊˈɦɑː.d͡ʒɪɾ/ mo͞o-hä􂀽'jîr

Word forms

muhajir muhajireen muhajirun Muhajirs Mahajir Mohajir

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُهَاجِر (muhājir, literally “emigrant”). Sense 2 is from its Urdu derivative مُہَاجِر (muhājir).

Related words

mohagerin mohagerian mohagerine mohajer mohadjer mohajir muhajar muhajirin
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