jilbab

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِلْبَاب (jilbāb).

Noun

jilbab (plural jilbabs or jalabib)

  1. A long, loose-fitting coat or similar garment worn by some Muslim women to fulfil hijab.
    • 2009 July 3, Norimitsu Onishi, “A Political Symbol, Demurely Worn, Emerges in Indonesia”, in New York Times[1]:
      Most Indonesian women started wearing the jilbab in the last decade, after the fall in 1998 of President Suharto, who had kept a close grip on Islamic groups.

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Tagalog

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic جِلْبَاب (jilbāb).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /d͡ʒilˈbab/ [d͡ʒɪlˈbab̚]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /djilˈbab/ [d̪jɪlˈbab̚]
  • Rhymes: -ab
  • Syllabification: jil‧bab

Noun

jilbáb (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜎ᜔ᜊᜊ᜔)

  1. jilbab (long, loose-fitting coat)