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izaar

izaar noun: a wrap garment that typically covers the waist and legs and is worn by men under a thobe.

izaar: a wrap garment that typically covers the waist and legs and is worn by men under a thobe
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Noun

izaar (plural izaars)

  1. A wrap garment that typically covers the waist and legs and is worn by men under a thobe.
    • It is mustahabb to clothe the dead woman in five white sheets, including an Izaar (wrapper) around her waist, a Khimaar (covering) on her head, a chemise, and two sheets wrapped around her on top of these clothes.2003, Saleh Fauzan Al-Fauzan, translated by Burhan Loqueman, Rulings Pertaining to Muslim Women, page 73

Forms of izaar

pluralizaars
alternative formizar

Origin of izaar

From Arabic إِزَار (ʔizār).

Questions about izaar

What does izaar mean?
Izaar means a wrap garment that typically covers the waist and legs and is worn by men under a thobe.
What part of speech is izaar?
Izaar is a noun.
What is the plural of izaar?
The plural of izaar is izaars.

Words near izaar in the dictionary

  1. IYT
  2. Iyuw Iyimuun
  3. iyw
  4. iz
  5. Iza
  6. izaar
  7. izaars
  8. izafet
  9. izafets
  10. Izaguirre
  11. Izaguirres

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