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))
Declension
| 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
| 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.ˈqaːb/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nɪ.qɑːb]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ne.ʁɒːb̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ni.qɔb]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | niqāb |
| Dari reading? | niqāb |
| Iranian reading? | neġâb |
| Tajik reading? | niqob |
Noun
| Dari | نقاب |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ниқоб |
نقاب • (neqâb)
- mask
- niqab
- 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!
- ay rux-i gulnārīt rašk-i mah u āftāb
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)