hijab
Syllables: hi·jab/hɪˈd͡ʒɑːb/
hijab noun: a traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.
Noun
hijab (countable and uncountable, plural hijabs)
- A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.
- “When I’m dressed like this, they know,” says Lufta Islam, touching her hijab and long dress. ” ‘OK, she’s a Muslim girl.’ “2016 February 18, Kyung Lah, “Fearing attacks, Muslim women learn self-defense”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2021
- The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related (non-family) adult males.
- 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.2010, Jawairriya Abdallah-Shahid, Veiled Voices, →ISBN, page 13
hijab meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
hijab in Hindi
- headscarf
- हिजाब hijāb
hijab in Tamil
- தலைமறைப்புத் துணி
hijab in Marathi
- headscarf
- हिजाब hijāb
hijab in Urdu
- headscarf
- حِجاب hijāb
More languagesFewer languages
- hijab in Bengali
- হিজাব hijab
- hijab in Telugu
- హిజాబ్
- hijab in Malayalam
- ഹിജാബ് hijābŭ
- hijab in Kannada
- ಹಿಜಾಬ್
- hijab in Punjabi
- ਹਿਜਾਬ hijāb
- hijab in Gujarati
- હિજાબ, હિઝાબ
- hijab in Odia
- ହିଜାବ୍, ହିଜାବ
- hijab in Nepali
- हिजाब
- hijab in Pashto
- حجاب hijāb
- hijab in Arabic
- حِجَاب ḥijāb, خِمَار ḵimār, اِحْتِجَاب iḥtijāb
- hijab in Malay
- tudung, hijab
- hijab in Indonesian
- hijab
- hijab in Thai
- ฮิญาบ hì-yàap
- hijab in Myanmar
- ဟေဂျားဘ် hegyabh:
Examples of hijab in a sentence
- Amini’s alleged crime was “improperly” wearing hijab, violating Iran’s law requiring mandatory veiling.
- A hip, happening place full of smiling gay couples, Muslim women in hijabs and transgender actors.
- Hipsters wearing hijabs, or hijabsters are paving the way for trendy Islamic fashion.
Forms of hijab
| plural | hijabs |
|---|---|
| alternative form (nonstandard) | hejab |
| alternative form (nonstandard) | hijaab |
| alternative form (nonstandard) | hajib |
| alternative form (nonstandard) | hijabi |
Origin of hijab
Borrowed from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb, “veil”).
Words formed from hijab
Words that rhyme with hijab
Questions about hijab
- What does hijab mean?
- Hijab means a traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.
- What is hijab in Hindi?
- Hijab in Hindi is हिजाब (hijāb). See Hijab meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hijab?
- Hijab is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hijab?
- Hijab is pronounced /hɪˈd͡ʒɑːb/.
- What is the plural of hijab?
- The plural of hijab is hijabs.
Words near hijab in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hijab (page history and authors); hijab (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hijab (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hijab (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hijab (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hijab (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hijab (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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