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jubbah

American

[joob-uh] / ˈdʒʊb ə /

noun

a long outer garment with long sleeves, worn in Muslim countries.

jubbah British

/ ˈdʒʊbə /

noun

a long loose outer garment with wide sleeves, worn by Muslim men and women, esp in India

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Etymology

Origin of jubbah

Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1540–50

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jubbah

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

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

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 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

His son then took off his jubbah and gave it to him.

From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder

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