हिजाब

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حِجَاب (hijāb), from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb), from the root ح ج ب (ḥ-j-b).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦɪ.d͡ʒɑːb/, [ɦɪ.d͡ʒäːb]

Noun

हिजाब • (hijāb) m (Urdu spelling حجاب)

  1. a hijab
  2. a veil, curtain
  3. (figurative) concealment, modesty, bashfulness, shame

Declension

Derived terms

  • हिजाब उठना (hijāb uṭhnā, to unveil)
  • हिजाब करना (hijāb karnā, to veil)
  • हिजाब खाना (hijāb khānā, to feel shame)

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “حجاب”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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