شماغ

See also: سماع

Hijazi Arabic

شُمَاغ

Etymology

Etymology unknown, but might be derived from Ottoman Turkish یاشمق (yaşmak, “veil”); ultimately from Proto-Turkic *jaĺ (“to hide”) + Proto-Turkic *-mak (“noun suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃuˈmaːɣ/, [ʃʊˈmaːɣ]

Noun

شماغ • (šumāḡ) m (plural أَشْمِغَة (ʔašmiḡa))

1. shemagh

See also

• عِقَال (ʕigāl, “agal”)
• غُتْرَة (ḡutra, “ghutra”), عِمَّة (ʕimma, “turban”), غبانة (ḡabāna, “turban”)