nikab

See also: Nikab and nikáb

English

Noun

nikab (plural nikabs)

1. Alternative spelling of niqab

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

Noun

nikab m (definite singular nikaben, indefinite plural nikaber, definite plural nikabene)

1. niqab

References

• “nikab” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

Noun

nikab m (definite singular nikaben, indefinite plural nikabar, definite plural nikabane)

1. niqab

References

• “nikab” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

nikab

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲi.kap/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ikap
• Syllabification: ni‧kab

Noun

nikab m inan

1. (Islam) niqab (veil which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab)

Declension

Declension of nikab

	singular	plural
nominative	nikab	nikaby
genitive	nikabu	nikabów
dative	nikabowi	nikabom
accusative	nikab	nikaby
instrumental	nikabem	nikabami
locative	nikabie	nikabach
vocative	nikabie	nikaby

Further reading

• nikab in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• niqab

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /niˈkab/ [nɪˈxab]
• Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: ni‧kab

Noun

nikáb (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜃᜊ᜔)

1. niqab (veil which covers the face)

See also

• hijab