muhajir

/muˈhɑdʒɪɹ/

UK: /muːˈhɑːdʒɪə(ɹ)/

muhajir

English Noun

Definition

A person who accompanied Muhammad during his migration from Mecca to Medina in 622.

Etymology

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