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title: hijab — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hijab» in the school dictionary: A headscarf worn by many Muslim women and girls that covers the hair and neck, leaving the face open. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hijab

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**Who acts:** headscarf, idea, friend, She, football players, school · **What happens:** wear, cover, leave, dress, pin, sell · **To what, where:** headscarf, hair, face, blue hijab, hijab, sports hijabs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«hijab» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [hijab in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hijab.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A headscarf worn by many Muslim women and girls that covers the hair and neck, leaving the face open.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hijab:m1:1
# text = A headscarf worn by many Muslim women and girls that covers the hair and neck, leaving the face open.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	headscarf	headscarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	Muslim	Muslim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	covers	cover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | participle |  | a headscarf *not said here* |  |  |  | by many Muslim women and girls | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cover** | present | a headscarf | the hair and neck |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme hair=Destination |
| 3 | **leave** | gerund | a headscarf *not said here* | the face |  |  |  | open *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: wider — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The idea in Islam of dressing modestly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hijab:m2:1
# text = The idea in Islam of dressing modestly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Islam	Islam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	dressing	dress	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
7	modestly	modestly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress** | gerund | the idea in Islam *not said here* |  |  |  |  | modestly *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend Amira wears a blue hijab to school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hijab:x1:1
# text = My friend Amira wears a blue hijab to school.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Amira	Amira	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hijab	hijab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | My friend | a blue hijab |  |  |  | to school | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent hijab=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She pins her hijab neatly every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hijab:x2:1
# text = She pins her hijab neatly every morning.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pins	pin	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hijab	hijab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	neatly	neatly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pin** | present | She | her hijab |  |  | morning | neatly *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hijab=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some football players wear sports hijabs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hijab:x3:1
# text = Some football players wear sports hijabs.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	compound	_	_
6	hijabs	hijab	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | some football players | sports hijabs |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent hijab=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school sells hijabs in the uniform colour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hijab:x4:1
# text = The school sells hijabs in the uniform colour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hijabs	hijab	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | the school | hijabs |  | the uniform colour |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hijab=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Her hijab matched her dress.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hijab:x5:1
# text = Her hijab matched her dress.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hijab	hijab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	matched	match	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **match** | past | Her hijab | hijab's dress |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dress=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In RE we learned why some Muslim women wear the hijab.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hijab:x6:1
# text = In RE we learned why some Muslim women wear the hijab.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	RE	RE	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
7	Muslim	Muslim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hijab	hijab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | we |  |  | RE |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **wear** | present | some Muslim women | the hijab |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent hijab=Source |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She chose to start wearing a hijab when she was older.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hijab:x7:1
# text = She chose to start wearing a hijab when she was older.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hijab	hijab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **start** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **wear** | gerund | She *not said here* | a hijab |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent hijab=Source |
| 4 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |

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