Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian حِجَاب (hijāb), from Arabic حِجَاب (ḥijāb), from the root ح ج ب (ḥ-j-b).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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हिजाब (hijābm (Urdu spelling حجاب)

  1. a hijab
  2. a veil, curtain
  3. (figurative) concealment, modesty, bashfulness, shame

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “حجاب”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.