नक़ाबपोश

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian (niqāb) + (pōšīdan, “to cover”). Compare Punjabi ਨਕਾਬਪੋਸ਼ (nakābpoś) / نقاب پوش (nqāb poś).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nə.qɑːb.poːʃ/, [nɐ.qäːb̚.poːʃ], /nə.kɑːb.poːʃ/, [nɐ.käːb̚.poːʃ]

Adjective[edit]

नक़ाबपोश • (naqābpoś) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نقاب پوش)

veiled
masked
Synonym: नक़ाबदार (naqābdār)

References[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नक़ाब”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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