Etymology

hijabi

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Today it means: A person, usually a Muslim woman, who wears a hijab. Full definition →

Hausa hijabi ← Arabic حِجَاب
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hijabi · noun1

From hijab + -i.

hijabi · noun2

  1. Arabic · derived fromحِجَاب
  2. Hausa · borrowed fromhijabi
  3. English todayhijabi

Borrowed from Hausa hijabi, from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb).

Words from the same roots

Arabicحِجَاب all →

hijab

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