नक़ाबपोश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نقاب (niqāb) + پوشیدن (pōšīdan, “to cover”). Compare Punjabi ਨਕਾਬਪੋਸ਼ (nakābpoś) / نقاب پوش (nqāb poś).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nə.qɑːb.poːʃ/, [nɐ.qäːb̚.poːʃ], /nə.kɑːb.poːʃ/, [nɐ.käːb̚.poːʃ]

Adjective

नक़ाबपोश • (naqābpoś) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نقاب پوش)

1. veiled
2. masked

   Synonym: नक़ाबदार (naqābdār)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नक़ाब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press