Djellaba Definition
jəläbə
noun
A long, loose outer garment worn in Arabic countries.
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Noun
Singular:
djellaba
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djellabasOrigin of Djellaba
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French from Arabic jallāba variant of Arabic jallābīya (perhaps originally meaning “garment worn by traders”) from jallāb trader, importer from jalaba to attract, bring, fetch, import glb in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French djellaba, from Moroccan Arabic جلابة (jellāba), from جالب (jallb, “attractive”) (from جلب (jálaba, “to bring, fetch”)). Confer glb in Semitic roots.
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