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niqāb

niqāb is the alternative spelling of niqab.

Meaning of niqab

Noun

niqab (plural niqabs)

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

Forms of niqāb

pluralniqābs

Questions about niqāb

What is niqāb the alternative spelling of?
Niqāb is the alternative spelling of niqab.

Words near niqāb in the dictionary

  1. niqabis
  2. niqabs
  3. niqqa
  4. niqqas
  5. niqqud
  6. niqāb
  7. niqābs
  8. NIR
  9. NIRA
  10. Nirala
  11. Nirala Nagar

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Adapted from Wiktionary: niqāb (page history and authors); niqab (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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