jilbab

English

Alternative forms

• jilbaab

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.

Derived terms

• jilboob

References

• Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 102
• Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎^[2] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 53

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِلْبَاب (jilbāb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒilˈbab/ [d͡ʒɪlˈbab]
• Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: jil‧bab

Noun

jilbáb (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜎ᜔ᜊᜊ᜔)

1. jilbab (long, loose-fitting coat)