hidjab

French

Alternative forms

• hijab

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb).

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /i.dʒab/

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Noun

hidjab m (plural hidjabs)

1. hijab, the hajib headscarf

See also

• burqa
• niqab

Further reading

• “hidjab”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.