Anno Hegirae Definition
hĭ-jīrē, hĕjər-ē
adverb
In a specified year of the Islamic calendar.
American Heritage
In the (given) year since the hegira, the beginning of the Muslim era.
Webster's New World
In the year of the Hijra (counted by the Islamic calendar).
Wiktionary
Origin of Anno Hegirae
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From the Latin annō Hegirae (“in the year of the Hijra”) from the word annō (“in the year”) the ablative of annus (“year”) + Hegirae (“of the Hijra”) the genitive of Hegira (“the Hijra”). Formed in imitation of the Christian Anno Domini.
From Wiktionary
New Latin annō Hegirae in the year of the Hegira Latin annō ablative of annus year New Latin Hegirae genitive of Hegira Hegira
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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