مہاجر

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُهَاجِر (muhājir, “migrant”), from هَاجَرَ (hājara).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mʊ.ɦɑː.d͡ʒɪɾ/, /mo.ɦɑː.d͡ʒɪɾ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪɾ

Noun

مُہاجِر • (muhājir) m (formal plural مہاجرین, Hindi spelling मुहाजिर)

  1. (chiefly) refugee, immigrant
  2. (historical) a muhajir: Urdu-speaking Muslim that moved to Pakistan after the Partition of India

References
  • “مہاجر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “مہاجر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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