niqab

• nikab, niqaab, niqāb

From Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

• IPA^(key): /nɪˈkɑːb/, /nɪˈkæb/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːb, -æb

niqab (plural niqabs)

1. A veil which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab.

   Synonym: yashmak

   Holonym: hijab

   Coordinate terms: abaya, burqa, chador, shayla

   • 2022 June 21, Joseph Ataman and Tara Subramaniam, “French court confirms ban on ‘burkinis’ in city’s swimming pools”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Full face veils, known as the niqab, are banned in all French public spaces including public transport and parks, streets and administrative buildings.

• niqab on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• naqib

• IPA^(key): /ni.kab/

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niqab f (plural niqabs)

1. a niqab

• burqa
• hijab

• “niqab”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

niqab m (plural niqabs)

1. niqab; yashmak (face-covering veil worn by Muslim women)

niqab m (plural niqabs)

1. niqab

niqab c

1. a niqab

• ansiktsmask
• burka
• niqabförbud
• rånarluva
• sjal
• slöja