Dictionary

hijab en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /hɪˈd͡ʒɑːb/
• /hɪˈd͡ʒæb/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb, “veil”).

Meanings

1. (countable) 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:
2. (uncountable) 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:

Forms

Coordinates

niqab · burqa · shayla

Deriveds

hijabization · hijabless · hijabster · hijabophobia · hijabista · hijabed · hijabify · hijabize · hijabi

Descendants

hijabe

Relateds

hoejabi

Translations (88)

bg хиджа́б (headscarf) · tg ҳиҷоб (headscarf) · ar خِمَار (headscarf) · is hídjab (headscarf) · da hijab (headscarf) · sh хиџаб (headscarf) · sh hidžab (headscarf) · my ဟေဂျားဘ် (headscarf) · pt hijabe (headscarf) · he חִגָ׳אבּ (headscarf) · sq plah (headscarf) · lv hidžābs (headscarf) · mn хижаб (headscarf) · ur حِجاب (headscarf) · pa ਹਿਜਾਬ (headscarf) · kmr hîcab (headscarf) · sv hijab (headscarf) · ug ھىجاب (headscarf) · fa-ira لَچَک (headscarf) · nn hijab (headscarf) · et hidžaab (headscarf) · de Kopftuch (headscarf) · de Hijab (headscarf) · kk хижаб (headscarf) · hu hidzsáb (headscarf) · pl hidżab (practice of wearing a headscarf) · ps حجاب (headscarf) · es hiyab (practice of wearing a headscarf) · ms hijab (headscarf) · ja ヒジャーブ (headscarf) · id hijab (headscarf) · fi hijabin pitäminen (practice of wearing a headscarf) · ko 히잡 (headscarf) · cmn 頭巾 /头巾 (headscarf) · cmn 希賈布 /希贾布 (headscarf) · tr çarşaf (headscarf) · fa-ira روسَری (headscarf) · sq shami (headscarf) · af hidjab (headscarf) · es velo islámico (headscarf) · ca hijab (headscarf) · ka ჰიჯაბი (headscarf) · ms tudung (headscarf) · la calautica (headscarf) · el χιτζάμπ (headscarf) · ar اِحْتِجَاب (practice of wearing a headscarf) · hi हिजाब (headscarf) · nn hidsjab (headscarf) · nb hidsjab (headscarf) · ha hijabi (headscarf) · fi hijab (headscarf) · ha hijabi (practice of wearing a headscarf) · kk хижап (headscarf) · es hiyab (headscarf) · ar حِجَاب (headscarf) · be хіджа́б (headscarf) · uz hijob (headscarf) · lt hidžabas (headscarf) · he חיג׳אב (headscarf) · uk хіджа́б (headscarf) · az hicab (headscarf) · pt véu islâmico (headscarf) · fr hidjab (headscarf) · ru хиджа́б (headscarf) · tr tesettür (headscarf) · ro hijab (headscarf) · nb hijab (headscarf) · tk hijab (headscarf) · cs hidžáb (headscarf) · ky хиджаб (headscarf) · ce хьижаб (headscarf) · sq hijab (headscarf) · eo hiĝabo (headscarf) · sl hidžab (headscarf) · sw hijabu (headscarf) · sk hidžáb (headscarf) · mk хиџаб (headscarf) · fa-ira حِجاب (headscarf) · th ฮิญาบ (headscarf) · ml ഹിജാബ് (headscarf) · tt хиҗаб (headscarf) · bn হিজাব (headscarf) · hy հիջաբ (headscarf) · sq hixhab (headscarf) · nl hidjab (headscarf) · pl hidżab (headscarf) · de Hidschab (headscarf) · mr हिजाब (headscarf)