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hijabi

/hɪˈd͡ʒɑːbi/

hijabi noun: a person, usually a Muslim woman, who wears a hijab. Also the alternative form of hijab.

Noun

hijabi (plural hijabis)

  1. A person, usually a Muslim woman, who wears a hijab.
    • The findings and implications of this study have been categorized into themes in order to illustrate the essence of how hijabi youth experience social activities in Ottawa secondary schools.2008, Saba Alvi, An Analysis of how Hijabi Youth Experience Social Activities in Ottawa Secondary Schools, →ISBN
    • […] state that their motivation for blogging is to promote Islamic-appropriate dress, modest fashion options, and pride in the American hijabi identity. They blog to share ideas about designing couture that is both fashionable and modest, […]2014, Nitin Agarwal, Online Collective Action, →ISBN, page 219
    Synonyms:
    hijab-wearer

Also used as

hijabi is also the alternative form of hijab.

hijabi meaning in Arabic

hijabi in Arabic

person who wears a hijab
مُحَجَّبَة muḥajjaba, مُتَحَجِّبَة mutaḥajjiba

Synonyms of hijabi

  • hijab-wearer

Forms of hijabi

pluralhijabis

Origin of hijabi

From hijab + -i.

Borrowed from Hausa hijabi, from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb).

Words formed from hijabi

Words that rhyme with hijabi

Questions about hijabi

What does hijabi mean?
Hijabi means a person, usually a Muslim woman, who wears a hijab.
What is hijabi in Arabic?
Hijabi in Arabic is مُحَجَّبَة (muḥajjaba), مُتَحَجِّبَة (mutaḥajjiba). See Hijabi meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is hijabi?
Hijabi is a noun.
How do you pronounce hijabi?
Hijabi is pronounced /hɪˈd͡ʒɑːbi/.
What is the plural of hijabi?
The plural of hijabi is hijabis.

Words near hijabi in the dictionary

  1. hijaabs
  2. hijab
  3. hijabed
  4. hijaber
  5. hijabers
  6. hijabi
  7. hijabifies
  8. hijabify
  9. hijabis
  10. hijabista
  11. hijabistas

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