hijab (English spelling)

Japanese: ḥijāb(英語表記)hijab
hijab (English spelling)

… [Ikeda Takae]
[The Veil of Islamic Society]
In Arabic, burqu' is the most common word for a veil. Hijab, meaning to cover, is also used, but this is a contrasting word to suhur (removing the veil), advocated by Qasim Amin, the leader of the Arab women's liberation movement. Burqu is a long thin silk that covers the body except for the eyes, reaching down to the feet. To maintain a gap between the face and the veil, a cylindrical core called a kasaba is inserted, and those who have the means use one decorated with gold or silver.

*Some of the glossaries that mention "ḥijāb" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【池田 孝江】
[イスラム社会のベール]
 アラビア語ではブルクーburqu‘がベールを意味する言葉としては一般的である。〈覆い隔てる〉という意味をもつヒジャーブḥijābも使われるが,これはアラブの女性解放運動の旗手カーシム・アミーンが唱えたスフール(ベールを外すこと)と対置される語でもある。ブルクーは目だけを残して身体を覆い,足元まで届く長い薄絹であるが,顔との間にすきまを保つために,カサバという筒状の芯を入れ,資力のある者はこれに金や銀の細工をこらしたものを使う。…

※「ḥijāb」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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