djellaba
English
Etymology
From French djellaba, from Algerian Arabic جلابة (jallāba).
Noun
djellaba (plural djellabas)
- A loose-fitting, ankle-length hooded robe worn by men in North Africa.
- 1988, Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, A Street in Marrakech: A Personal View of Urban Women in Morocco:
- Dignified gentlemen in sober djellabas, of excellent cut and material, their wives in equally sober djellabas, sat in the tea shops with their children and servants, sipping mint tea.
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Alternative forms
- djellabah
- galabea, galabeah, galabia, galabiah, galabieh, galabiya, galabiyah, gallabea, gallabeah, gallabia, gallabiah, gallabieh, gallabiya, gallabiyah, gallabiyeh
- jalabiah, jalabiya, jalabiyah, jellabiya
- jilaabah, jellaba
- jelab (archaic)
Translations
robe worn by men in North Africa
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French djellaba, from Moroccan Arabic جلابة (jallāba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʒɛ.laː.baː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: djel‧la‧ba
Noun
djellaba f (plural djellaba's)
- A djellaba.
French
Noun
djellaba f (plural djellabas)
- djellaba
Descendants
- → Catalan: gel·laba
- → Dutch: djellaba
- → English: djellaba
Further reading
- “djellaba”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.