Arabic · noun · Everyday Life

Lihaaf

लिहाफ़

also written: Lihaf

Meaning

A quilt or thick cotton-stuffed blanket.

Usage & notes

Everyday winter bedding word; famously the title of an Ismat Chughtai story.

Related words

Bedding; the mattress and covers, or a made-up bed.

The decorated cloth sheet offered to drape the tomb of a saint at a shrine.