نقاب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ق ب (n-q-b). Compare Hebrew נקבה.

Pronunciation

• West Asia, Tunisia: IPA^(key): [nɪˈqɑːb]

Noun

نِقَاب • (niqāb) m (plural نُقُب (nuqub))

1. niqab, veil covering the face
2. sign, mark
3. rugged path

Declension

Declension of noun نِقَاب (niqāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِقَاب niqāb	النِّقَاب an-niqāb	نِقَاب niqāb
Nominative	نِقَابٌ niqābun	النِّقَابُ an-niqābu	نِقَابُ niqābu
Accusative	نِقَابًا niqāban	النِّقَابَ an-niqāba	نِقَابَ niqāba
Genitive	نِقَابٍ niqābin	النِّقَابِ an-niqābi	نِقَابِ niqābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِقَابَيْن niqābayn	النِّقَابَيْن an-niqābayn	نِقَابَيْ niqābay
Nominative	نِقَابَانِ niqābāni	النِّقَابَانِ an-niqābāni	نِقَابَا niqābā
Accusative	نِقَابَيْنِ niqābayni	النِّقَابَيْنِ an-niqābayni	نِقَابَيْ niqābay
Genitive	نِقَابَيْنِ niqābayni	النِّقَابَيْنِ an-niqābayni	نِقَابَيْ niqābay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُقُب nuqub	النُّقُب an-nuqub	نُقُب nuqub
Nominative	نُقُبٌ nuqubun	النُّقُبُ an-nuqubu	نُقُبُ nuqubu
Accusative	نُقُبًا nuquban	النُّقُبَ an-nuquba	نُقُبَ nuquba
Genitive	نُقُبٍ nuqubin	النُّقُبِ an-nuqubi	نُقُبِ nuqubi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نقاب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

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Persian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

Noun

نقاب • (neqâb)

1. mask
2. niqab

Synonyms

• (mask): ماسک (mâsk)

Derived terms

• نقاب‌دار (neqâb-dâr)

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Urdu

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

Noun

نقاب • (niqāb) m

1. mask
2. veil
3. hood