west▪ (Huehnergard2011:) Engl burqa, from Ar ↗burqaʕ, variant of burquʕ, perh. from *buqquʕ, from root variant ↗√BQʕ, akin to Ar ↗faqaʕa ‘to burst’, the name of the garment, burquʕ, perh. originally making reference to a split or slit in front of the eyes through which the wearer can see.