حجاب

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حجاب

/ħi.d͡ʒaːb/
/ħi.ɡæːb/ Egyptian
/ħd͡ʒɑːb/
/ħi.ʒaːb/ Moroccan
/ħʒaːb/ North Levantine
/ħʒeːb/ North Levantine

noun حِجَاب · ḥijāb · حُجُب · أَحْجِبَة · الْحِجَاب

screen, barrier وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ
Similar: حَاجِز, بَرْزَخ
cover
curtain
diaphragm (also اَلْحِجَاب الْحَاجِز (al-ḥijāb al-ḥājiz))
Similar: حَزَاق
amulet
Similar: تَمِيمَة
headscarf, hijab

noun حُجَّاب · ḥujjāb

plural plural of حَاجِب (ḥājib)

In English

amulet protective charm
headscarf piece of material worn over the head
veil covering for a person or thing
screen physical divider
hijab headscarf

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {حجاب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}