Anno Hegirae

English

Etymology

From the Latin annō Hegirae (“in the year of the Hijra”), from annō (“in the year”) (the ablative of annus (“year”)) + Hegirae (“of the Hijra”) (genitive of Hegira (“the Hijra”)). Formed in imitation of the Christian Anno Domini.

Adverb

Anno Hegirae (not comparable)

  1. In the year of the Hijra (counted by the Islamic calendar).
    • 1859, Guillaume Libri, Catalogue of the extraordinary collection of splendid manuscripts‎, page 154:
      This valuable manuscript was copied Anno Hegirae 1100 (a.d. 1688).

Synonyms
  • (abbreviation): A.H., AH

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