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البخنق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of head covering or veil worn by young women. It also extends to describe a covering for locusts and potentially small hoods or caps.

Derived headwords

البَخْنَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Veil for a maidenboth

    A piece of cloth that a young maiden uses to cover her head and face, tying its ends under her chin.

  2. 2.
    Head coveringboth

    A veil or head covering, specifically one that protects the headscarf from grease, grease from dust, and also refers to small hoods or caps.

البَخْنَقnoun
  1. 1.
    Locust's coveringclassical

    The covering of a locust that is at the base of its neck.

البُرْنُسnoun
  1. 1.
    Small hood or capboth

    A small hood or cap, often worn as part of a garment.

الجِلْبَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Outer garmentboth

    An outer garment, often a cloak or veil, worn by women.

Parallel reading

البَخْنَق، كجندب وعصفر: خرقة تتقنع بها الجارية،
The bakhnaq, like jundub and 'usfur: a cloth by which a maiden veils herself,
فتشد طرفيها تحت حنكها،
and she ties its ends under her chin,
لتقي الخمار من الدهن،
to protect the headscarf from grease,
والدهن من الغبار،
and the grease from dust,
والبرقع والبرنس الصغيران،
and the small veil and the small hood,
وجلباب الجراد الذي على أصل عنقه.
and the locust's covering which is at the base of its neck.