English

Wikiquote

Alternative forms

• hejab, hijaab, hijāb; hajib, hijabi (nonstandard)

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 adult males.
   • 2010, Jawairriya Abdallah-Shahid, Veiled Voices (ISBN 1450053025), 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

• (headscarf): niqab, sheila/shayla

Related terms

• hijabi

Translations

Anagrams

• bhaji
• hajib

References

1. ↑ “hijab” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

French

Noun

hijab m ‎(plural hijabs)

1. Alternative spelling of hidjab

See also

• niqab
• burqa

Italian

Etymology

Arabic

Noun

hijab m ‎(invariable)

1. hijab

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic حجب.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪdʂɑb/, /hiːdʂɑb/
• Rhymes: -ɑb

Alternative forms

• hidsjab

Noun

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

1. a hijab

References

• “hijab” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic حجب.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪdʂɑb/, /hiːdʂɑb/
• Rhymes: -ɑb

Alternative forms

• hidsjab

Noun

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

1. a hijab

References

• “hijab” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Noun

hijab m (plural hijabs)

1. (countable) hijab (veil worn by Muslim women)