نقاب

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.qaːb/

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

Noun

نَقَّاب • (naqqāb) m

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Declension

Declension of noun نَقَّاب (naqqāb)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقَّاب naqqāb	النَّقَّاب an-naqqāb	نَقَّاب naqqāb	نَقَّابَة naqqāba	النَّقَّابَة an-naqqāba	نَقَّابَة naqqābat
Nominative	نَقَّابٌ naqqābun	النَّقَّابُ an-naqqābu	نَقَّابُ naqqābu	نَقَّابَةٌ naqqābatun	النَّقَّابَةُ an-naqqābatu	نَقَّابَةُ naqqābatu
Accusative	نَقَّابًا naqqāban	النَّقَّابَ an-naqqāba	نَقَّابَ naqqāba	نَقَّابَةً naqqābatan	النَّقَّابَةَ an-naqqābata	نَقَّابَةَ naqqābata
Genitive	نَقَّابٍ naqqābin	النَّقَّابِ an-naqqābi	نَقَّابِ naqqābi	نَقَّابَةٍ naqqābatin	النَّقَّابَةِ an-naqqābati	نَقَّابَةِ naqqābati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقَّابَيْن naqqābayn	النَّقَّابَيْن an-naqqābayn	نَقَّابَيْ naqqābay	نَقَّابَتَيْن naqqābatayn	النَّقَّابَتَيْن an-naqqābatayn	نَقَّابَتَيْ naqqābatay
Nominative	نَقَّابَانِ naqqābāni	النَّقَّابَانِ an-naqqābāni	نَقَّابَا naqqābā	نَقَّابَتَانِ naqqābatāni	النَّقَّابَتَانِ an-naqqābatāni	نَقَّابَتَا naqqābatā
Accusative	نَقَّابَيْنِ naqqābayni	النَّقَّابَيْنِ an-naqqābayni	نَقَّابَيْ naqqābay	نَقَّابَتَيْنِ naqqābatayni	النَّقَّابَتَيْنِ an-naqqābatayni	نَقَّابَتَيْ naqqābatay
Genitive	نَقَّابَيْنِ naqqābayni	النَّقَّابَيْنِ an-naqqābayni	نَقَّابَيْ naqqābay	نَقَّابَتَيْنِ naqqābatayni	النَّقَّابَتَيْنِ an-naqqābatayni	نَقَّابَتَيْ naqqābatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَقَّابِين naqqābīn	النَّقَّابِين an-naqqābīn	نَقَّابِي naqqābī	نَقَّابَات naqqābāt	النَّقَّابَات an-naqqābāt	نَقَّابَات naqqābāt
Nominative	نَقَّابُونَ naqqābūna	النَّقَّابُونَ an-naqqābūna	نَقَّابُو naqqābū	نَقَّابَاتٌ naqqābātun	النَّقَّابَاتُ an-naqqābātu	نَقَّابَاتُ naqqābātu
Accusative	نَقَّابِينَ naqqābīna	النَّقَّابِينَ an-naqqābīna	نَقَّابِي naqqābī	نَقَّابَاتٍ naqqābātin	النَّقَّابَاتِ an-naqqābāti	نَقَّابَاتِ naqqābāti
Genitive	نَقَّابِينَ naqqābīna	النَّقَّابِينَ an-naqqābīna	نَقَّابِي naqqābī	نَقَّابَاتٍ naqqābātin	النَّقَّابَاتِ an-naqqābāti	نَقَّابَاتِ naqqābāti

References

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

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ni.qɑːβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɪ.qɑːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɪ.qɑːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɪ.qɑːb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ni.qɔːb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ne.ʁɒːb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ni.qɔb]

Readings
Classical reading?	niqāḇ
Dari reading?	niqāb
Iranian reading?	neğâb
Tajik reading?	niqob

Noun

Dari	نقاب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ниқоб

نقاب • (neqâb)

1. mask

   Synonyms: ماسک (mâsk), صورتک (suratak), صورت‌پوش (surat-puš)

2. niqab

   Synonyms: روبنده (rubande), پوشیه (pušiye)

   • c. 1520, Selim I of the Ottoman Empire, edited by Benedek Péri, The Persian Dīvān of Yavuz Sulṭān Selīm, Budapest, Hungary: Research Centre for the Humanities, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, →ISBN, page 110:

     ای رخ گلناریت رشک مه و آفتاب
     حیف چنان عارض روز و شب اندر نقاب

     ay rux-i gulnārīt rašk-i mah u āftāb
     hayf čunān āriz rōz u šab andar niqāb

     O you whose bright red cheeks are the envy of the sun and moon,
     What a pity that such cheeks are under a niqab day and night!

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

Derived terms

• نقاب‌دار (neqâb-dâr)

 

Descendants

• → Gujarati: નિકાબ (nikāb)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “نقاب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِقَاب (niqāb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɪ.qɑːb/, /nə.qɑːb/

Noun

نقاب • (niqāb, naqāb) m (Hindi spelling नक़ाब, निक़ाब)

1. mask
2. veil
3. hood