jilbab

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jilbab

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Borrowed from Arabic جِلْبَاب (jilbāb).

noun jilbabs · jalabib · jilbaab

A long, loose-fitting coat or similar garment worn by some Muslim women to fulfil hijab. Most Indonesian women started wearing the jilbab in the last decade, after the fall in 1998 of President Suharto, who had kept a close grip on Islamic groups.

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"jilbab." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jilbab. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"jilbab." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jilbab.

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@misc{jilbab_2026,
  title = {jilbab},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jilbab},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}