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Hejaz

/hɪˈdʒɑːz/

Hejaz proper noun: a mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.

Proper noun

Hejaz

  1. A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
  2. (historical) A former kingdom in modern Saudi Arabia, existing between 1924 and 1932, when it merged with Najd to form the present state of Saudi Arabia.
  3. (Arabic) A maqam equivalent to Phrygian dominant.
    • The tune starts in minor and modulates to Hedjaz on the same scale.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 378

Hejaz meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

Hejaz in Hindi

area
हिजाज hijāj

Hejaz in Marathi

area
हेजाज hejāj

Hejaz in Urdu

area
حجاز Hijāz

Hejaz in Bengali

area
হেজাজ hejaj
More languagesFewer languages
Hejaz in Arabic
اَلْحِجَاز al-ḥijāz
Hejaz in Persian
حجاز hejâz

Forms of Hejaz

alternative formHedjaz
alternative formHijaz
alternative formHidjaz

Origin of Hejaz

Borrowed from Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz).

Words formed from Hejaz

Questions about Hejaz

What does Hejaz mean?
Hejaz means a mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
What is Hejaz in Hindi?
Hejaz in Hindi is हिजाज (hijāj). See Hejaz meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Hejaz?
Hejaz is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hejaz?
Hejaz is pronounced /hɪˈdʒɑːz/.

Words near Hejaz in the dictionary

  1. Heitzmans
  2. Heixiazi
  3. Heizer
  4. hejab
  5. hejabs
  6. Hejaz
  7. Hejazi
  8. Hejazian
  9. Hejazians
  10. Hejin
  11. Hejing

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