djellaba
English edit
Etymology edit
From French djellaba, from Algerian Arabic جلابة (jallāba).
Noun edit
djellaba (plural djellabas)
- A loose-fitting, ankle-length hooded robe worn by men in North Africa.
- 1988, Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, A Street in Marrakech: A Personal View of Urban Women in Morocco:
- Dignified gentlemen in sober djellabas, of excellent cut and material, their wives in equally sober djellabas, sat in the tea shops with their children and servants, sipping mint tea.
Alternative forms edit
- djellabah
- galabea, galabeah, galabia, galabiah, galabieh, galabiya, galabiyah, gallabea, gallabeah, gallabia, gallabiah, gallabieh, gallabiya, gallabiyah, gallabiyeh
- jalabiah, jalabiya, jalabiyah, jellabiya
- jilaabah, jellaba
- jelab (archaic)
Translations edit
robe worn by men in North Africa
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French djellaba, from Moroccan Arabic جلابة (jallāba).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
djellaba f (plural djellaba's)
- A djellaba.
French edit
Noun edit
djellaba f (plural djellabas)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “djellaba”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.