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khimar

/kɪˈmɑː(ɹ)/

khimar noun: a long veil worn by Muslim women as part of hijab.

khimar: a long veil worn by Muslim women as part of hijab
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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 khimar

pluralkhimars

Origin of khimar

Borrowed from Arabic خِمَار (ḵimār).

Questions about khimar

What does khimar mean?
Khimar means a long veil worn by Muslim women as part of hijab.
What part of speech is khimar?
Khimar is a noun.
How do you pronounce khimar?
Khimar is pronounced /kɪˈmɑː(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of khimar?
The plural of khimar is khimars.

Words near khimar in the dictionary

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

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