નિકાબ

Gujarati

નિકાબ

Alternative forms

• નકાબ (nakāb)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نقاب (niqāḇ), from Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈnɪ.kɑb/
• Rhymes: -ɑb
• Hyphenation: નિ‧કાબ

Noun

નિકાબ • (nikāb) m

1. (Islam) niqab (veil which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab)

   Coordinate terms: હિજાબ (hijāb), બુરખો (burkho), ચાદર (cādar)

Derived terms

• નિકાબદાર (nikābdār)