A burqa (ˈbʊrqɑʕ; also transliterated burkha, burka or burqua from burqu' or burqa' ) is an enveloping outer garment worn by women in some Islamic religion to cover their bodies in public places. The burqa is usually understood to be the woman's loose body-covering (Arabic: jilbāb

Jilbab

The term jilbāb or jilbaab is the plural of the word jilaabah which refers to any long and loose-fit coat or garment worn by some Muslim women. They believe that this definition of jilbab fulfills the Quranic demand for a Hijab...

), plus the head-covering (Arabic: ḥijāb

Hijab

The word "hijab" or "'" refers to both the head covering traditionally worn by Muslim women and modest Muslim styles of dress in general....

, taking the most usual meaning), plus the face-veil (Arabic: niqāb

Niqab

A niqab is a cloth which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijāb...

).
A speculative and unattested etymology connects b-r-q-ʿ with the Arabic root r-q-ʿ, which means "to patch up" or "to sew up".