jibba
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of jibba
1840–50; < Arabic jibbah, variant of jubbah
Example Sentences
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Early on the 16th of March a weary, travel-stained Arab, in a tattered jibba and mounted on a lame and emaciated camel, presented himself to the Commandant.
From The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan by Churchill, Winston
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.
From The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan by Churchill, Winston
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