حجاب

Arabic
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 quotation)
  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
  • → Azerbaijani: hicab
  • → English: hijab
  • → Ottoman Turkish: حجاب (hicab)
  • → Persian: حجاب
  • → 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
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  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hɪ.d͡ʒɑ́ːb]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɪ.d͡ʒɑ́ːb]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔi.d͡ʒɔ́ːb̥]

Readings
Classical reading? hijāḇ
Dari reading? hijāb
Iranian reading? hejâb
Tajik reading? hijob

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 Classical Persian حجاب (hijāb), from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɦɪɟɑːbʊ]

Noun

حجاب • (hijābu) m (Devanagari हिजाबु)

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