jibba

or djib·bah, jib·bah

[ jib-uh ]

noun
  1. a long, collarless coat or smock worn by Muslims.

Origin of jibba

1
1840–50; <Arabic jibbah, variant of jubbah

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How to use jibba in a sentence

  • Above these, reaching well below his middle, he had a wonderful silken jibbah or ephod of a bright emerald.

    Greenmantle | John Buchan