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niqab

/nɪˈkɑːb/

niqab noun: a veil which covers the face (except for the eyes), worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab.

niqab: a veil which covers the face (except for the eyes), worn by some Muslim women as a part of...
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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
    • Full face veils, known as the niqab, are banned in all French public spaces including public transport and parks, streets and administrative buildings.2022 June 21, Joseph Ataman and Tara Subramaniam, “French court confirms ban on ‘burkinis’ in city’s swimming pools”, in CNN
    Synonyms:
    yashmak

niqab meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Gujarati

niqab in Hindi

veil which covers the face
नक़ाब naqāb, निक़ाब niqāb, नकाब nakāb, निकाब nikāb

niqab in Urdu

veil which covers the face
نقاب niqāb

niqab in Bengali

niqab
নিকাব nikab

niqab in Gujarati

niqab
નિકાબ nikāb
More languagesFewer languages
niqab in Pashto
نقاب neqãb
niqab in Arabic
نِقَاب niqāb
niqab in Malay
niqab
niqab in Persian
نقاب neqâb, روبنده rubande

Synonyms of niqab

Forms of niqab

pluralniqabs
alternative formnikab
alternative formniqaab
alternative formniqāb

Plural of niqab: niqabs

Origin of niqab

Borrowed from Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

Words formed from niqab

Words that rhyme with niqab

Questions about niqab

What does niqab mean?
Niqab means a veil which covers the face (except for the eyes), worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab.
What is niqab in Hindi?
Niqab in Hindi is नक़ाब (naqāb), निक़ाब (niqāb), नकाब (nakāb). See Niqab meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is niqab?
Niqab is a noun.
How do you pronounce niqab?
Niqab is pronounced /nɪˈkɑːb/.
What is the plural of niqab?
The plural of niqab is niqabs.

Words near niqab in the dictionary

  1. nipt
  2. niptard
  3. nipter
  4. niqaab
  5. niqaabs
  6. niqab
  7. niqabed
  8. niqabi
  9. niqabis
  10. niqabs
  11. niqqa

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: niqab (page history and authors); নিকাব (Bengali) (page history and authors); નિકાબ (Gujarati) (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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