anno Hegirae
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anno He·gi·rae
(hĭ-jī′rē, hĕj′ər-ē)adv. Abbr. AH or ah
In a specified year of the Islamic calendar.
[New Latin annō Hegirae, in the year of the Hegira : Latin annō, ablative of annus, year + New Latin Hegirae, genitive of Hegira, Hegira.]
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