Izaar

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.

Yemeni men from Hadhramaut in Izaars

Yemeni Zaranig men in Izaars

See also

• Dhoti
• Lungi
• Sarong