jilbab

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِلْبَاب (jilbāb).

Noun

jilbab (plural jilbabs or jalabib)

  1. A long, loose-fitting coat or similar garment worn by some Muslim women to fulfil hijab.
    • 2009 July 3, Norimitsu Onishi, “A Political Symbol, Demurely Worn, Emerges in Indonesia”, in New York Times‎:
      Most Indonesian women started wearing the jilbab in the last decade, after the fall in 1998 of President Suharto, who had kept a close grip on Islamic groups.

Derived terms

References

  • Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 102
  • Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎ (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 53

Tagalog

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic جِلْبَاب (jilbāb).

Pronunciation

Noun

jilbáb (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜎ᜔ᜊᜊ᜔)

  1. jilbab (long, loose-fitting coat)
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