English

Alternative forms

• jilbaab

Noun

jilbab ‎(plural jilbabs)

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.