حجاب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ج ب‎ (ḥ-j-b).

Pronunciation
  • Standard Arabic: IPA(key): /ħi.dʒaːb/
  • Egyptian Arabic: IPA(key): /ħɪ.ɡæːb/
  • Gulf Arabic: IPA(key): /ħdʒɑːb/
  • Levantine Arabic: IPA(key): /ħɪ.ʒæːb/

Noun

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

  1. cover
  2. curtain
  3. screen, barrier
  4. diaphragm (also اَلْحِجَاب الْحَاجِز‎ (al-ḥijāb al-ḥājiz))
  5. amulet
    Synonym: تَمِيمَة‎ (tamīma)
  6. hijab, veil

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; ʾaḥjiba		 الْحُجُب‎‎; الْأَحْجِبَة‎
al-ḥujub‎; al-ʾaḥjiba		 حُجُب‎‎; أَحْجِبَة‎
ḥujub‎; ʾaḥjibat
Nominative حُجُبٌ‎‎; أَحْجِبَةٌ‎
ḥujubun‎; ʾaḥjibatun		 الْحُجُبُ‎‎; الْأَحْجِبَةُ‎
al-ḥujubu‎; al-ʾaḥjibatu		 حُجُبُ‎‎; أَحْجِبَةُ‎
ḥujubu‎; ʾaḥjibatu
Accusative حُجُبًا‎‎; أَحْجِبَةً‎
ḥujuban‎; ʾaḥjibatan		 الْحُجُبَ‎‎; الْأَحْجِبَةَ‎
al-ḥujuba‎; al-ʾaḥjibata		 حُجُبَ‎‎; أَحْجِبَةَ‎
ḥujuba‎; ʾaḥjibata
Genitive حُجُبٍ‎‎; أَحْجِبَةٍ‎
ḥujubin‎; ʾaḥjibatin		 الْحُجُبِ‎‎; الْأَحْجِبَةِ‎
al-ḥujubi‎; al-ʾaḥjibati		 حُجُبِ‎‎; أَحْجِبَةِ‎
ḥujubi‎; ʾaḥjibati

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).

Noun

حجاب • (hejâb)

  1. screen
  2. cover
  3. veil
  4. hijab
  • باحجاب‎ (bâ-hejâb)
  • بدحجاب‎ (bad-hejâb)
  • بی‌حجاب‎ (bi-hejâb)
  • حجابی‎ (hejâbi)
  • حجاب حاجز‎ (hejâb-e hâjez)

Sindhi

Noun

حجاب (hejâb-u)

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