exodus, hegira, hejira
(noun) a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
Hegira, Hejira
(noun) the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hegira (plural hegiras)
A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.
• hegari, hirage
Hegira
Alternative form of Hijra.
• hegari, hirage
Source: Wiktionary
He*gi"ra, n. [Written also hejira.] Etym: [Ar. hijrah flight.]
Definition: The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, A. D. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed.
Note: The starting point of the Era was made to begin, not from the date of the flight, but from the first day of the Arabic year, which corresponds to July 16, A. D. 622.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
