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# hijab

noun (a hijab, hijabs)

«hijab» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A headscarf worn by many Muslim women and girls that covers the hair and neck, leaving the face open. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hijab/#m1)
2. (wider) The idea in Islam of dressing modestly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hijab/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and at school pupils meet classmates, teachers and sports players who wear a hijab; schools often have hijabs in uniform colours. In lessons on religions and cultures it is explained respectfully as part of faith. Common phrases: wear a hijab, a sports hijab, a school hijab.

### Examples

- My friend Amira wears a blue hijab to school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hijab/#x1)
- She pins her hijab neatly every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hijab/#x2)
- Some football players wear sports hijabs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hijab/#x3)
- The school sells hijabs in the uniform colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hijab/#x4)
- Her hijab matched her dress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hijab/#x5)
- In RE we learned why some Muslim women wear the hijab. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hijab/#x6)
- She chose to start wearing a hijab when she was older. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hijab/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a hijab, two hijabs. Said «hi-JAHB». Not the same as a niqab (covers the face) or a burka (covers the whole body). Be respectful: wearing a hijab is a personal and religious choice; never pull at or mock someone's hijab.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hijab» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hijab/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hijab» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hijab.html) on Mova free.