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jibba
or djib·bah, jib·bah
[ jib-uh ]
noun
- a long, collarless coat or smock worn by Muslims.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of jibba1
1840–50; < Arabic jibbah, variant of jubbah
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Example Sentences
Woe to the laggard; and let the speedy see that he wear his newest jibba, and carry a sharp sword and at least three spears.
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Behind the entrenchments and among the mud houses and enclosures strong bodies of the jibba-clad Arabs were arrayed.
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Jibba-clad figures sprang out of the ground, fired or charged, and were destroyed at every step.
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On the 20th of December, 1883, Mohammed el Gretli arrived at the gate of the fort dressed in a jibba, and was brought in to me.
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They consisted of an old jibba, a well-worn Arab cloak, and a Kuran printed in the French language.
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