izaar

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noun

A wrap garment that typically covers the waist and legs and is worn by men under a thobe.

OriginArabic إِزَار →
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Meanings

nounizaar (plural izaars)

plural izaars · alternative izar

  1. A wrap garment that typically covers the waist and legs and is worn by men under a thobe.

    It is mustahabb to clothe the dead woman in five white sheets, including an Izaar (wrapper) around her waist, a Khimaar (covering) on her head, a chemise, and two sheets wrapped around her on top of these clothes.

    2003, Saleh Fauzan Al-Fauzan, translated by Burhan Loqueman, Rulings Pertaining to Muslim Women, page 73

Origin

  1. Arabicإِزَار
  2. Englishizaar

From Arabic إِزَار (ʔizār).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ArizaZariaziara
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APA

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MLA

“izaar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/izaar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “izaar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/izaar.

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