niqab

noun

ni·​qab ni-ˈkäb How to pronounce niqab (audio)
variants or less commonly niqaab
: a veil for covering the hair and face except for the eyes that is worn by some Muslim women

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On the day of the attack, Betro disguised herself in a niqab and waited outside her victim’s house in a Mercedes purchased earlier that day, the CPS said. Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025 Many paired Islamophobic visuals, including memes of the Statue of Liberty in a niqab, with calls for surveillance, deportation, or denaturalization. Juwayriah Wright, Time, 9 July 2025 Women in black abayas with niqabs covering their faces worked as volunteers, pointing fans towards the tight security at the stadium entrance. James Montague, New York Times, 18 May 2025 Anyone who’s interested can see some of her past projects on her own web site, for example, a set of niqabs meant to alter the dynamics of gaze, all with considerable technological ballast. John Werner, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for niqab

Word History

Etymology

Arabic niqāb

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of niqab was in 1936

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“Niqab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/niqab. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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