different between niqab vs yashmak

English

Alternative forms

• niqaab
• niq?b

Etymology

From Arabic ??????? (niq?b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n??k??b/, /n??kæb/

Noun

niqab (plural niqabs)

1. A veil which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab.

   Synonym: yashmak

   Coordinate terms: sheila, hijab, burka

Translations

Further reading

• niqab on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• naqib

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.kab/

Noun

niqab f (plural niqabs)

1. a niqab

See also

• burqa
• hijab

Further reading

• “niqab” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Noun

niqab m (plural niqabs)

1. niqab; yashmak (face-covering veil worn by Muslim women)

Spanish

Noun

niqab m (plural niqabs)

1. niqab

Swedish

Noun

niqab c

1. a niqab

Declension

See also

• ansiktsmask
• burka
• niqabförbud
• rånarluva
• sjal
• slöja

English

Alternative forms

• yashmac
• yashmack

Etymology

From Turkish ya?mak.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: yash?mak

Noun

yashmak (plural yashmaks)

1. A veil worn by Muslim women to cover parts of the face when they are in public.
   • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 46:

     Mungo cannot make out her face, which is concealed behind a yashmak – the double horsehair veil worn by Muslim women in public – but he is immediately struck by her feet and hands.

Synonyms

• (veil that covers parts of the face): niqab, veil, hijab, purdah, scarf

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Samkhya