Veil

"Veil" in Arabic

بُرْقُع

burquʕ

(covering for a person or thing)

حِجَاب

ḥijāb

(covering for a person or thing)

خِمَار

ḵimār

(covering for a person or thing)

لِثَام

liṯām

(covering for a person or thing)

نِقَاب

niqāb

(covering for a person or thing)

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