Hejira vs flight

Hejira and flight both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Hejira	Yes	No	No	No
flight	Yes	No	Yes	No

Hejira (noun)	flight (noun)
the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year	an instance of traveling by air
	the act of escaping physically
	a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
	a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
	passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
	an air force unit smaller than a squadron
	a formation of aircraft in flight
	a flock of flying birds
	the path followed by an object moving through space