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khimaar

khimaar is the alternative spelling of khimar.

Meaning of khimar

Noun

khimar (plural khimars)

  1. A long veil worn by Muslim women as part of hijab.
    • Nor would universal healing arrive with the Sabbath candlesticks from Poland that had been in Rina Lubit’s family for five generations or with the khimar, a scarf to cover a Muslim woman’s face, that was handed down from Tayssir Abdullah’s great-grandmother in Yemen.2009 May 22, Clyde Haberman, “Interfaith Understanding Wins Out, and a Plot Loses”, in New York Times

Forms of khimaar

pluralkhimaars

Questions about khimaar

What is khimaar the alternative spelling of?
Khimaar is the alternative spelling of khimar.

Words near khimaar in the dictionary

  1. khilim
  2. khilims
  3. Khilji
  4. Khilnani
  5. khim
  6. khimaar
  7. khimaars
  8. khimar
  9. khimars
  10. Khimki
  11. khims

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