hijab
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɪˈdʒɑːb/, /hɪˈdʒæb/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɑːb
- Hyphenation: hi‧jab
Noun
hijab (countable and uncountable, plural hijabs)
- (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.
- 2010, Jawairriya Abdallah-Shahid, Veiled Voices ISBN 1450053025, page 13:
- (countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.
Related terms
Translations
practice of wearing a headscarf
headscarf
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References
- “hijab” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Finnish
Declension
Inflection of hijab (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | hijab | hijabit | |
genitive | hijabin | hijabien | |
partitive | hijabia | hijabeja | |
illative | hijabiin | hijabeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | hijab | hijabit | |
accusative | nom. | hijab | hijabit |
gen. | hijabin | ||
genitive | hijabin | hijabien | |
partitive | hijabia | hijabeja | |
inessive | hijabissa | hijabeissa | |
elative | hijabista | hijabeista | |
illative | hijabiin | hijabeihin | |
adessive | hijabilla | hijabeilla | |
ablative | hijabilta | hijabeilta | |
allative | hijabille | hijabeille | |
essive | hijabina | hijabeina | |
translative | hijabiksi | hijabeiksi | |
instructive | — | hijabein | |
abessive | hijabitta | hijabeitta | |
comitative | — | hijabeineen |
French
Further reading
- “hijab” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɪdʂɑb/, /hiːdʂɑb/
- Rhymes: -ɑb
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɪdʂɑb/, /hiːdʂɑb/
- Rhymes: -ɑb
Portuguese
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