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Hijabi

//hɪˈd͡ʒɑːbi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person, usually a woman, who wears a hijab.

    "The findings and implications of this study have been categorized into themes in order to illustrate the essence of how hijabi youth experience social activities in Ottawa secondary schools."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of hijab. alt-of, alternative

    "Unlike sheer veils that hug shoulders suggestively and espouse their wearer's movements gracefully, the stiff brocade of the hijabi hides a woman's upper torso so completely as to render impossible the definition of her body contours."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hijab + -i.

Etymology 2

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

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