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Is hijra a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hijra is a Scrabble US word. The word hijra is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is hijra a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hijra is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

H4I1J8R1A1

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5-letter words (1 found)

HIJRA,

4-letter words (2 found)

HAIR,HAJI,

3-letter words (10 found)

AHI,AIR,AJI,HAJ,JAI,JAR,RAH,RAI,RAJ,RIA,

2-letter words (6 found)

AH,AI,AR,HA,HI,JA,

You can make 19 words from hijra according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of hijra

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Definitions and meaning of hijra

hijra

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪd͡ʒɹə/

Etymology 1

From Hindi हीजड़ा (hījṛā).

Alternative forms

  • hejra, hijada, hijara, hijrah

Noun

hijra (plural hijras)

  1. A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman. [from 19th c.]
  2. A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.
    • 1995, Gayatri Reddy, With Respect to Sex: Negotiating Hijra Identity in South India (Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, & Culture), →ISBN [1]:
      The subjects of this study are hijras or the "third sex" of India, individuals who occupy a unique, liminal space between male and female, sacred and profane.
Usage notes

This term is sometimes considered offensive in Pakistan, where the preferred native alternative is khwaja sira, from Urdu خواجہ سرا (xāja sarā).

Translations

See also

  • zenana

References

Etymology 2

From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “departure, exodus”). Doublet of hegira.

Alternative forms

  • hijrah

Noun

hijra (plural hijras)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Hijra
  2. Any similar flight or emigration to a better place.
  3. (Islam) Emigration from a non-Muslim country to a Muslim one.
Usage notes

Usually capitalized in reference to the specific event or the Islamic calendar based upon it.

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Source: wiktionary.org