Where does “حجاب” come from?
حجاب (Arabic) comes from Arabic حَاجِب, from Arabic حَجَبَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.
حجاب (Arabic): screen, barrier; cover; curtain
Definitions
- screen, barrier; cover; curtain
Ancestry of “حجاب”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | حَاجِب | concealing, covering, eyebrow; gatekeeper |
| 2 | Arabic | حَجَبَ | to conceal, to hide, to screen; to veil, to... |
| 3 | Arabic | ج | Abbreviation of جَمْع |