"Mahjar" meaning in English

See Mahjar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Arabic الْمَهْجَر (al-mahjar). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|الْمَهْجَر}} Arabic الْمَهْجَر (al-mahjar), {{root|en|ar|ه ج ر}} Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|-}} Mahjar (uncountable)
  1. (literature) A literary movement started by Arabic-speaking writers who had emigrated to America from Ottoman-ruled Lebanon, Syria and Palestine at the turn of the 20th century. Tags: uncountable Related terms: Mahjari
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