Hira

See also: hira

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English and French hiragana, from Japanese 平(ひら)仮(が)名(な) (hiragana).

Symbol

Hira

  1. (international standards) ISO 15924 script code for Hiragana.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِرَاء (ḥirāʔ).

Proper noun

Hira

  1. (Islam) the grotto or cave, in Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad first received the Qur'an from Gabriel.
    • 2025, Banu Mushtaq, “The Shroud”, in Deepa Bhasthi, transl., Heart Lamp, And Other Stories, page 174:
      Visiting the cave of Hira, where the Prophet received his first revelations, and other historically significant mosques and offering namaz at the determined times kept them all occupied.

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