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.
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.
Izzars are commonly worn by Yemenis at home, and work.
The izaar may be considered synonymous with the lungi in the Indian subcontinent and with the macawis (معويس) in the Horn of Africa.