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HEGIRA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hegira
1, record 1, English, Hegira
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Hejira 2, record 1, English, Hejira
correct
- Hijra 3, record 1, English, Hijra
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Muslim era, dating from Mohammed’s flight from Mecca, A.D. 622. 4, record 1, English, - Hegira
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hégire
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9gire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le 1er jour de l'an 1 de l'ère musulmane (dite hégire) correspond au 16 juillet 622, jour où Mahomet quitta La Mecque pour Médine. 1, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9gire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-04-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- anno hegirae
1, record 2, English, anno%20hegirae
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- AH 1, record 2, English, AH
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the year of the hegira, i. e. the year of the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina(AD 622). 1, record 2, English, - anno%20hegirae
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- anno hegirae 1, record 2, French, anno%20hegirae
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- an de l'hégire 1, record 2, French, an%20de%20l%27h%C3%A9gire
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ère des musulmans qui commence en 622 de l'ère chrétienne, date de l'émigration de Mahomet de La Mecque à Médine. 1, record 2, French, - anno%20hegirae
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1983-05-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- kufic writing 1, record 3, English, kufic%20writing
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a kind of writing used by Arabs before the fourth year of hegira. 1, record 3, English, - kufic%20writing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- écriture coufique 1, record 3, French, %C3%A9criture%20coufique
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- écriture kufique 1, record 3, French, %C3%A9criture%20kufique
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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