noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

   "Holonym: hijab"

2. 2
   a face veil covering the lower part of the face (up to the eyes) worn by observant Muslim women wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

hijabsheilayashmakyashmak

Example

More examples

"There are different types of niqab, some of which cover the entire face."

Etymology

From Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.