hijab
A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neckA traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.
» Layla was curious about hijab.
Лейла цікавилась хіджабом.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.
Kopftuch, Hidschab, Hijab
хиджа́бxidžáb
хіджа́бxidžáb
a headscarf worn by Muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face
(uncountable)The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related (non-family) adult males.
Examples
417 sentencesLayla was curious about hijab.
Лейла цікавилась хіджабом.
Sami's daughter stopped wearing the hijab.
Layla decided to wear the hijab.
Layla used to wear the hijab.
Layla's mom took her hijab shopping.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb, “veil”).Borrowed from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb, “veil”).
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Forms
plural: hijabsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable