Meaning

1 senses
  1. A veil which covers the face (except for the eyes), worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab.

    Holonym: hijab

    Niqab

    ника́бnikáb

    a face veil covering the lower part of the face (up to the eyes) worn by observant Muslim women

Examples

6 sentences
  1. There are different types of niqab, some of which cover the entire face.

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  2. Albanian women wear Niqab when they go outside.

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  3. From today on, I'm going to wear a niqab.

    deAb heute trage ich einen Niqāb.

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  4. In Algeria, very few women wear burkas or niqabs.

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  5. Albanian women are the most Beautiful in Europe and cover their Beauty with Niqab.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
veil which covers the face:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
veil which covers the face:

Origin

Borrowed from Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

Borrowed from Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

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Forms

plural: niqabs

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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