yaşmak

Betekenis (Engels)

yashmak, a veil worn by Muslim women to cover parts of the face when they are in public.

Concepten

nikab

Vertalingen

yashmak

Schleier

veil

voile

litham

Niqab

γιασμάκι

niqab

niqab

نقاب

nicab

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Ottomaans-Turks: یاشمق

Verwant aan Turkmeens: ýaşmak

Verwant aan Karakhanid: يَشْماقْ

Verwant aan Jakoets: сас

Verwant aan Karakhanid: يَلْما

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish یاشمق (yaşmak, “veil”), from Proto-Turkic *yaĺ-mak, from *yaĺ- (“to cover, close”). Cognate with Turkmen ýaşmak (“mouth covering”), Karakhanid يَشْماقْ (yašmāq, “to hide”), Yakut сас (sas, “to hide”). Compare also Karakhanid يَلْما (yalmā, “raincoat”). Equivalent to infinitive of the obsolete verb yaş-.