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Hejaz
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English
Alternative forms
en Hedjaz
en Hijaz
en Hidjaz
Etymology
en :bor ar:الْحِجَاز + 1
Pronunciation
en /hɪˈdʒɑːz/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hejaz.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Q169977en mountainous geographic area in northwest c/Saudi Arabia *which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places Islam.
en Q956357en historical en former kingdom in modern c/Saudi Arabia existing between 1924 and 1932, when it merged with Najd to form the present state of Saudi Arabia.
en Arabic music A maqam equivalent to Phrygian dominant.
en Jewish Music: Its Historical Development Abraham Zevi Idelsohn 1929 378 The tune starts in minor and modulates to Hedjaz on the same scale.
Derived terms
en Hejazi Hejazian
Translations
area
Arabic: ar اَلْحِجَاز f
Hijazi Arabic: acw الحجاز f al-ḥijāz
Armenian: hy Հիջազ
Bengali: bn হেজাজ
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 漢志 Hànzhì
French: fr Hedjaz
Georgian: ka ჰიჯაზი
German: de Hedschas
Hindi: hi हिजाज m
Lithuanian: lt Chidžazas m
Marathi: mr हेजाज
Persian: fa حجاز hejâz
Polish: pl Hidżaz
Portuguese: pt Hedjaz m, pt Hejaz m, pt Hijaz m
Russian: ru Хиджа́з m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Хеџаз m
Latin: sh Hedžaz m
Spanish: es Hiyaz
Urdu: ur حجاز Hijāz
Volapük: vo Häcavän
Portuguese
Proper noun
m
pt Hejaz Q169977,Q956357