djellaba
English
editEtymology
editFrom French djellaba, from Algerian Arabic جلابة (jallāba).
Noun
editdjellaba (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, galabeya, galabia, galabiah, galabieh, galabiya, galabiyah, gallabea, gallabeah, gallabia, gallabiah, gallabieh, gallabiya, gallabiyah, gallabiyeh
- jalabiah, jalabiya, jalabiyah, jellabiya
- jilaabah, jellaba
- jelab (archaic)
Translations
editrobe worn by men in North Africa
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Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French djellaba, from Moroccan Arabic جلابة (jallāba).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdjellaba f (plural djellaba's)
- a djellaba
French
editNoun
editdjellaba f (plural djellabas)
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “djellaba”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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