Izaar

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Yemeni men from Hadhramaut in Izaars
Yemeni Zaranig men in Izaars

An izaar, also izar or ʾizār (Arabic: إِزَار),[1] also known as maʿawaz (مَعَوَز),[2] futah (فُوطَة),[3] wizar (وِزَار),[4][5] maqtab (مَقْطَب)[6][7] is a traditional lower garment that is frequently used by men in Oman, Somalia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Yemenis commonly wear izzars at home and work.[8] It is also used by some in Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea). A white izaar is typically worn underneath thawbs in Oman and the UAE instead of sirwal sunnnah.

In the Indian subcontinent, the word izār in Hindustani colloquially referred to trouser or open drawer,[9] thereby entering other Indian languages in different forms, like nijār in Madras Tamil,[10] via Dakkani Urdu nizār.

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References

  1. ↑ Ayman Al Arabi (2010). "Methods of Weaving and Embroidering the Yemenite Fouta: A Descriptive, Analytic Study". Jordan Journal of Arts. 3 (1).
  2. ↑ "تعز ثالث أهم محافظات الجمهورية". Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Category: Yemen. "Yemeni traditional dress. Yemen is a country with a remarkably diverse fashion". Nationalclothing.org. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Exploring Saudi Arabia: Tihama and Faifa".
  5. ↑ "Chriss Pivey's Blog - Most useful blog for chemicals information". Chrisspivey.org. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "26 September News". Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Spencer, James. "Al-qa'ida in the Arabian peninsula: MOs & Deductions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Abdul-Rahman, Muhammad Saed (19 January 2003). Islam: Questions and Answers: Character and Morals. MSA Publication Limited. ISBN 978-1-86179-318-8 – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ Fallon, S. W. (1879). A new Hindustani-English dictionary.
  10. ↑ Madras, University of (1924–1936). Tamil lexicon.