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hijra

/hij-ruh/US // ˈhɪdʒ rə //UK // (ˈhɪdʒrə) //

劫匪,劫持者,劫持,劫掠者

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    • : a person whose gender identity is neither male nor female, typically a person who was assigned male at birth but whose gender expression is female.
    • : a person who is transgender.

Examples

  • Attempting to desegregate Dar Ul Hijra, known in law enforcement circles as “the 9/11 mosque,” is significant.

  • In the first half of the second year of the Hijra the breach between them was complete.

  • The emasculation is a secret rite and takes place under the direction of the chief Hijra priest of Behechra.

  • The lad is called the daughter of the old Hijra his guardian.

  • The earliest reference to Omar Khayyam dates from the middle of the seventh century of the Hijra.

  • The two sects founded by Sur and Zahar became extinct in the eighth century of the Hijra.

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