حجاب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ج ب‎ (ḥ-j-b).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħi.d͡ʒaːb/
    • (Egyptian) IPA(key): /ħi.ɡæːb/
    • (Gulf Arabic) IPA(key): /ħd͡ʒɑːb/
    • (Moroccan) IPA(key): /ħi.ʒaːb/
    • (North Levantine) IPA(key): /ħi.ʒaːb/

Noun

حِجَاب • (ḥijāb) m (plural حُجُب‎ (ḥujub) or أَحْجِبَة‎ (ʔaḥjiba))

  1. screen, barrier
    Synonyms: حَاجِز‎ (ḥājiz), بَرْزَخ‎ (barzaḵ)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 42:51:
      ‏وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ‎‎
      wa-mā kāna li-bašarin ʔan yukallimahu l-lahu ʔillā waḥyan ʔaw min warāʔi ḥijābin
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  2. cover
  3. curtain
  4. diaphragm (also اَلْحِجَاب الْحَاجِز‎ (al-ḥijāb al-ḥājiz))
    Synonym: حَزَاق‎ (ḥazāq)
  5. amulet
    Synonym: تَمِيمَة‎ (tamīma)
  6. headscarf, hijab

Declension
Declension of noun حِجَاب (ḥijāb)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حِجَاب
ḥijāb		 الْحِجَاب‎
al-ḥijāb		 حِجَاب
ḥijāb
Nominative حِجَابٌ
ḥijābun		 الْحِجَابُ‎
al-ḥijābu		 حِجَابُ
ḥijābu
Accusative حِجَابًا‎
ḥijāban		 الْحِجَابَ‎
al-ḥijāba		 حِجَابَ
ḥijāba
Genitive حِجَابٍ
ḥijābin		 الْحِجَابِ‎
al-ḥijābi		 حِجَابِ
ḥijābi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حِجَابَيْن‎
ḥijābayn		 الْحِجَابَيْن‎
al-ḥijābayn		 حِجَابَيْ‎
ḥijābay
Nominative حِجَابَانِ‎
ḥijābāni		 الْحِجَابَانِ‎
al-ḥijābāni		 حِجَابَا‎
ḥijābā
Accusative حِجَابَيْنِ‎
ḥijābayni		 الْحِجَابَيْنِ‎
al-ḥijābayni		 حِجَابَيْ‎
ḥijābay
Genitive حِجَابَيْنِ‎
ḥijābayni		 الْحِجَابَيْنِ‎
al-ḥijābayni		 حِجَابَيْ‎
ḥijābay
Plural basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حُجُب‎‎; أَحْجِبَة‎
ḥujub‎; ʔaḥjiba		 الْحُجُب‎‎; الْأَحْجِبَة‎
al-ḥujub‎; al-ʔaḥjiba		 حُجُب‎‎; أَحْجِبَة‎
ḥujub‎; ʔaḥjibat
Nominative حُجُبٌ‎‎; أَحْجِبَةٌ‎
ḥujubun‎; ʔaḥjibatun		 الْحُجُبُ‎‎; الْأَحْجِبَةُ‎
al-ḥujubu‎; al-ʔaḥjibatu		 حُجُبُ‎‎; أَحْجِبَةُ‎
ḥujubu‎; ʔaḥjibatu
Accusative حُجُبًا‎‎; أَحْجِبَةً‎
ḥujuban‎; ʔaḥjibatan		 الْحُجُبَ‎‎; الْأَحْجِبَةَ‎
al-ḥujuba‎; al-ʔaḥjibata		 حُجُبَ‎‎; أَحْجِبَةَ‎
ḥujuba‎; ʔaḥjibata
Genitive حُجُبٍ‎‎; أَحْجِبَةٍ‎
ḥujubin‎; ʔaḥjibatin		 الْحُجُبِ‎‎; الْأَحْجِبَةِ‎
al-ḥujubi‎; al-ʔaḥjibati		 حُجُبِ‎‎; أَحْجِبَةِ‎
ḥujubi‎; ʔaḥjibati

Descendants
  • → English: hijab
  • → Spanish: hiyab
  • → Swahili: hijabu

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “حجاب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

حُجَّاب • (ḥujjāb) m pl

  1. plural of حَاجِب‎ (ḥājib)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حِجَاب‎ (ḥijāb).

Pronunciation
    • (Dari): IPA(key): /hɪd͡ʒɒːb/

    Noun

    حجاب • (hejâb)

    1. screen
    2. cover
    3. veil
    4. hijab
      ‏خانم مینا حتی با حجاب سکسیست!‎‎ ― Ms. Mina is sexy even in a hijab!
    • باحجاب‎ (bâ-hejâb)
    • بدحجاب‎ (bad-hejâb)
    • بی‌حجاب‎ (bi-hejâb)
    • حجابی‎ (hejâbi)
    • حجاب حاجز‎ (hejâb-e hâjez)

    Sindhi

    Etymology

    From Persian حجاب‎ (hejâb), from Arabic حِجَاب‎ (ḥijāb).

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): [ɦɪɟɑːbʊ]

    Noun

    حجاب (hejâb-u) m (Devanagari हिजाबु)

    1. screen
    2. cover
    3. veil
    4. hijab
    • حجاب حاجز‎ (hejâb-e hâjez)
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