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- Arabic · borrowed fromشَيْلَاء
- English todayshayla
From Arabic شَيْلَاء (šaylāʔ).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shayla
Today it means: A traditional Islamic headcovering worn by some Muslim women to observe sartorial hijab; typically wrapped and pinned, and sometimes worn as a partial niqab (veil for the face). Full definition →
Arabic شَيْلَاء