jubbah
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of jubbah
Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1540–50
Example Sentences
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And Khalid cuts his hair, doffs his jubbah, and appears again in the ordinary attire of civilised mortals.
From The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani
He puts on his jubbah, refills his cigarette box, and walks out of his room.
From The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani
Under his jubbah Cipres wore a tunic of white damask that Tirant had given him with the cross of Saint George embroidered on it.
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder
He even went into the tent and brought Khalid’s jubbah to spread it on the sand likewise for that purpose.
From The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani
Now, where is the jubbah, the black jubbah of coarse wool, which we bought from one of the monks?
From The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani
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