jubbah
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of jubbah
Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1540–50
Example Sentences
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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
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 puts on his jubbah, refills his cigarette box, and walks out of his room.
From The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani
He had his daughter dressed in a jubbah with gold brocade, and he tied a golden silk rope around her neck.
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder
When he was on the road and the Moors couldn't see him, he took off the jubbah and sat on it while he rode.
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder
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