Dictionary

niqab en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /nɪˈkæb/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /nɪˈkɑːb/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

Meanings

1. A veil which covers the face (except for the eyes), worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab.
   • Full face veils, known as the niqab, are banned in all French public spaces including public transport and parks, streets and administrative buildings. 2022 June 21, Joseph Ataman and Tara Subramaniam, “French court confirms ban on ‘burkinis’ in city’s swimming pools”, in CNN:
   • Holonym: hijab

Forms

Coordinates

burqa · chador · shayla · abaya

Deriveds

niqabed · niqabi

Synonyms

yashmak

Translations (38)

hi नकाब (veil which covers the face) · sh nikab (veil which covers the face) · da niqab (veil which covers the face) · ur نقاب (veil which covers the face) · uz niqob (veil which covers the face) · tg ниқоб (veil which covers the face) · eo nikabo (veil which covers the face) · ps نقاب (veil which covers the face) · tr peçe (veil which covers the face) · de Niqab (veil which covers the face) · ru ника́б (veil which covers the face) · pt nicabe (veil which covers the face) · fa نقاب (veil which covers the face) · ro niqab (veil which covers the face) · ms niqab (veil which covers the face) · ja ニカーブ (veil which covers the face) · pt niqab (veil which covers the face) · sq nikab (veil which covers the face) · cs nikáb (veil which covers the face) · hi नक़ाब (veil which covers the face) · fi niqab (veil which covers the face) · hi निकाब (veil which covers the face) · ug نىقاب (veil which covers the face) · he רְעָלָה (veil which covers the face) · sh никаб (veil which covers the face) · fa روبنده (veil which covers the face) · kk ниқаб (veil which covers the face) · ka ნიქაბი (veil which covers the face) · hy նիկաբ (veil which covers the face) · ko 니캅 (veil which covers the face) · fr niqab (veil which covers the face) · ota پرده (veil which covers the face) · ota یاشمق (veil which covers the face) · es niqab (veil which covers the face) · ar نِقَاب (veil which covers the face) · pl nikab (veil which covers the face) · tr yaşmak (veil which covers the face) · hi निक़ाब (veil which covers the face)