hijab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.
The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related (non-family) adult males.

/hɪˈd͡ʒɑːb/ /hɪˈd͡ʒæb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hijab.wav

hijab hijabs hejab hijaab hajib hijabi

From Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb, “veil”).

hijabi hijabista hijabophobia hoejabi

hijabed hijabify hijabization hijabize hijabless hijabophobia hijabster

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