hijab

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See also: Hijab and hijāb

English

Hijab (left) and niqab (right), two common forms of veiling

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb, veil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪˈd͡ʒɑːb/, /hɪˈd͡ʒæb/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːb
  • Hyphenation: hi‧jab

Noun

hijab (countable and uncountable, plural hijabs)

  1. (uncountable, Islam) The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related (non-family) adult males.
    • 2010, Jawairriya Abdallah-Shahid, Veiled Voices, →ISBN, page 13:
      The belief that Muslim females observe hijab because men force them to do so insults some Muslim females who have based their decision on their understanding of Islam.
  2. (countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.
    Coordinate terms: niqab, sheila, burka

Descendants

  • Portuguese: hijabe

Translations

References

  1. ^ hijab”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Further reading

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb).

Pronunciation

Noun

hijab

  1. hijab (headscarf)

Declension

Inflection of hijab (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative hijab hijabit
genitive hijabin hijabien
partitive hijabia hijabeja
illative hijabiin hijabeihin
singular plural
nominative hijab hijabit
accusative nom. hijab hijabit
gen. hijabin
genitive hijabin hijabien
partitive hijabia hijabeja
inessive hijabissa hijabeissa
elative hijabista hijabeista
illative hijabiin hijabeihin
adessive hijabilla hijabeilla
ablative hijabilta hijabeilta
allative hijabille hijabeille
essive hijabina hijabeina
translative hijabiksi hijabeiksi
abessive hijabitta hijabeitta
instructive hijabein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hijab (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hijabini hijabini
accusative nom. hijabini hijabini
gen. hijabini
genitive hijabini hijabieni
partitive hijabiani hijabejani
inessive hijabissani hijabeissani
elative hijabistani hijabeistani
illative hijabiini hijabeihini
adessive hijabillani hijabeillani
ablative hijabiltani hijabeiltani
allative hijabilleni hijabeilleni
essive hijabinani hijabeinani
translative hijabikseni hijabeikseni
abessive hijabittani hijabeittani
instructive
comitative hijabeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hijabisi hijabisi
accusative nom. hijabisi hijabisi
gen. hijabisi
genitive hijabisi hijabiesi
partitive hijabiasi hijabejasi
inessive hijabissasi hijabeissasi
elative hijabistasi hijabeistasi
illative hijabiisi hijabeihisi
adessive hijabillasi hijabeillasi
ablative hijabiltasi hijabeiltasi
allative hijabillesi hijabeillesi
essive hijabinasi hijabeinasi
translative hijabiksesi hijabeiksesi
abessive hijabittasi hijabeittasi
instructive
comitative hijabeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hijabimme hijabimme
accusative nom. hijabimme hijabimme
gen. hijabimme
genitive hijabimme hijabiemme
partitive hijabiamme hijabejamme
inessive hijabissamme hijabeissamme
elative hijabistamme hijabeistamme
illative hijabiimme hijabeihimme
adessive hijabillamme hijabeillamme
ablative hijabiltamme hijabeiltamme
allative hijabillemme hijabeillemme
essive hijabinamme hijabeinamme
translative hijabiksemme hijabeiksemme
abessive hijabittamme hijabeittamme
instructive
comitative hijabeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hijabinne hijabinne
accusative nom. hijabinne hijabinne
gen. hijabinne
genitive hijabinne hijabienne
partitive hijabianne hijabejanne
inessive hijabissanne hijabeissanne
elative hijabistanne hijabeistanne
illative hijabiinne hijabeihinne
adessive hijabillanne hijabeillanne
ablative hijabiltanne hijabeiltanne
allative hijabillenne hijabeillenne
essive hijabinanne hijabeinanne
translative hijabiksenne hijabeiksenne
abessive hijabittanne hijabeittanne
instructive
comitative hijabeinenne

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Noun

hijab m (plural hijabs)

  1. Alternative spelling of hidjab

See also

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb).

Noun

hijab m (invariable)

  1. hijab

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb).

Pronunciation

Noun

hijab m (definite singular hijaben, indefinite plural hijaber, definite plural hijabene)

  1. a hijab

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb).

Pronunciation

Noun

hijab m (definite singular hijaben, indefinite plural hijabar, definite plural hijabane)

  1. a hijab

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hijab.

Noun

hijab m (plural hijabs)

  1. Alternative form of hijabe

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

hijab class IX (plural hijab class X)

  1. Alternative form of hijabu

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb, veil).

Pronunciation

Noun

hijáb (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜊ᜔)

  1. hijab (headscarf)

See also