hijab
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /hɪˈdʒɑːb/, /hɪˈdʒæb/
hijab
- (uncountable, Islam) The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related adult males.
- 2010, Jawairriya Abdallah-Shahid, Veiled Voices ISBN 1450053025, page 13:
- The belief that Muslim females observe hijab because men force them to do so insults some Muslim females who have based their decision on their understanding of Islam.
- 2010, Jawairriya Abdallah-Shahid, Veiled Voices ISBN 1450053025, page 13:
- (countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.
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- Spanish: hiyab
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