英和和英

語源

From Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb, “veil”).

発音

• IPA: /hɪˈd͡ʒɑːb/, /hɪˈd͡ʒæb/
• 韻: -ɑːb
• ハイフネーション: hi‧jab

名詞

hijab (countable and uncountable, plural hijabs)

1. (countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.

   Coordinate terms: niqab, shayla, burqa

   • 2016 February 18, Kyung Lah, “Fearing attacks, Muslim women learn self-defense”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 12 April 2021:

     “When I’m dressed like this, they know,” says Lufta Islam, touching her hijab and long dress. ” ‘OK, she’s a Muslim girl.’ “

2. (uncountable, Islam) The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related (non-family) adult males.
   • 2010, Jawairriya Abdallah-Shahid, Veiled Voices, →ISBN, 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.

派生語

関連する語

派生した語

• → Portuguese: hijabe

参照

Further reading

• hijab on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• hijab on Wikiquote.Wikiquote

アナグラム

• bhaji, hajib