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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
head scarf; veil

حجاب ج أحجبة‏

حِجابٌ ج أَحْجِبَةٌ‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: active
Frequency: 4
Part of speech: Noun
Morph. pattern: فِعالٌ
Root: حجب
Subject: Clothing

Sample sentences:

‫عَدَدٌ كَبيرٌ مِنَ النِّساءِ في مِصْرَ يَضَعْنَ الحِجابَ على الرَّغْمِ مِنْ أَنَّهُ غَيرُ مَفْروضٍ عَلَيهِنَّ‬