Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hijaber

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hi-jaber
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who wears a hijab.

Example Sentences

"In 2007, after graduating with a degree in political science from the University of Indonesia, she was working for a market research company when her boss told her, “You are a hijaber, but you need to present yourself in a good way.”"
"In 2014 Anniesa Hasibuan, who was not a hijaber until then, reinvented herself as a busana muslim designer, opening a luxurious store in Jakarta Kemang in 2015 and posting images of her extravagant lifestyle on social media, […]"

Etymology

From hijab + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hijab

Inflected Forms

hijabers (plural)

Questions

What does hijaber mean?: One who wears a hijab.
Where does hijaber come from?: From hijab + -er.

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