headscarf.
A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.
Meaning & usage
A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.
As far as only the Quran itself is concerned, wearing a headscarf is neither required nor prohibited.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English scarf English headscarf From head + scarf.
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