AH: the Islamic era, dated from the Hijra.
Used in a Sentence
hijra
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hijra.
Editorial note
Looking at the Hijra example, it looks like the Hijra demographics are around 0.5-1% of the population.
Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
AH: the Islamic era, dated from the Hijra.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of hijra gathered in one view.
The Islamic calendar, dated from the Hijra.
A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for hijra.
noun
AH: the Islamic era, dated from the Hijra.
noun
The Islamic calendar, dated from the Hijra.
noun
A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
noun
Any similar flight or emigration to a better place.
Example sentences
Looking at the Hijra example, it looks like the Hijra demographics are around 0.5-1% of the population.
The ex-hijra community is one of trans women that has been around for roughly as long as the hijra community has been.
Cultures throughout history—Native American Two-Spirit identities, Hijra in South Asia—have embraced more than two genders for centuries.
And you do realize that Hijra are trans people, who suffer exile and segregation into separate communities?
It baffles me why people who support Western transgenderism liken it to the hijra, as it's hardly a flattering comparison.
If the idea of hijra was imported back to the West and applied to transwomen here there would be an uproar.
Trans is a Western cultural import applied to the hijra, this isn't how they traditionally see themselves, nor wider Indian society, e.g.
Many trans people that join the hijra community leave it due to the abuse.
Correct, the hijra community is an abusive set of cults with strict hierarchies.
By the way, 1% for trans people seems to match pretty well the number of Hijra people in India (10M+ out of 1.4 billion).
The abduction and castration of children by hijra gangs is well documented.
For example, India has laws mandating this for their Hijra demographic.
Quote examples
So once the topic is "what is the value of the 'sex' field in Indian passport for a member of the hijra community", the answer might be 'E'.
Nobody in history has said "I would like a wife to start a family, I will go find a nice hijra", and if they did, they were quickly disabused of the viability of that plan.
Proper noun examples
Thai culture has a number of different recognised sexual identities and of course, India has the Hijra.
Hijra is a third gender used by people in India that was first documented several thousand years ago [0].
Hijra is a culture-specific social role, isn't it?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use hijra in a sentence?
Looking at the Hijra example, it looks like the Hijra demographics are around 0.5-1% of the population.
What does hijra mean?
AH: the Islamic era, dated from the Hijra.
What part of speech is hijra?
hijra is commonly used as noun.