hijra
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A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.
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A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.
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The flight of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib (later Medina) in 622 ce, which forms the first year of the Islamic era (ah 1)
AH: the Islamic era, dated from the Hijra.
Example: Since the Muslim lunar year contains only 354 days, the year 2005 is approximately equivalent to Hijra 1426.
The Islamic calendar, dated from the Hijra
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Any similar flight or emigration to a better place.