Definitions

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  • noun historical An official of a Muslim court, of varied importance, initially controlling access to the caliph, but latterly very powerful; a chamberlain.
  • noun Islam A woman′s head scarf.

Etymologies

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From Arabic حاجب (ħá:jib, "concealing, covering, eyebrow"), from حجب (ħájaba, "to veil, to cover, to screen"); cognate with hijab.

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Examples

  • Thank you for the generous offer of political asylum in response to my comment on your "hajib" entry by the way, I will post some additional comments, with two links, there that you might find interesting.

    Weapons of Mass Delusion Rachel 2006

  • So much so, that often they are beaten for not wearing the 'hajib' or for talking to a man who is not a direct family member or their husband.

    Latest Articles 2010

  • So much so, that often they are beaten for not wearing the 'hajib' or for talking to a man who is not a direct family member or their husband.

    Latest Articles Unknown - email 2010

  • So much so that often they are beaten for not wearing the 'hajib' or for talking to a man who is not a direct family member or their husband.

    United Conservatives of Virginia 2010

  • So much so that often they are beaten for not wearing the 'hajib' or for talking to a man who is not a direct family member or their husband.

    United Conservatives of Virginia 2010

  • So much so, that often they are beaten for not wearing the 'hajib' or for talking to a man who is not a direct family member or their husband.

    Latest Articles 2010

  • So much so that often they are beaten for not wearing the 'hajib' or for talking to a man who is not a direct family member or their husband.

    United Conservatives of Virginia 2010

  • The hajib, after all, is a precursor to the rebozo, carried from a Moorish-influenced Spain to the shores of the "new" world.

    Susan J. Cobb: The Inner Virgin Comes Out In Revolution Susan J. Cobb 2011

  • The hajib, after all, is a precursor to the rebozo, carried from a Moorish-influenced Spain to the shores of the "new" world.

    Susan J. Cobb: The Inner Virgin Comes Out In Revolution Susan J. Cobb 2011

  • I completely miss the hajib reference, sounds like Islamophobia to me.

    Would you do me a favor, please? « Dating Jesus 2009

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