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یاشمق

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Ottoman Turkish

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یاشمق

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yaĺmak (veil), a development of *yaĺ- (to cover, close). Cognate with Azerbaijani yaşmaq and Turkmen ýaşmak.

Noun

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یاشمق (yaşmak)

  1. yashmak, niqab, any veil worn by women which covers their faces
    Synonyms: پرده (perde), حجاب (hicab), نقاب (nikab)
  2. veil, something hung up or spread out to hide an object from view

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