Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
جلابية
English translation:
a traditional, simple, full length garment
Arabic term
djellabiyah
5 +3 | a traditional, simple, full length garment | Fuad Yahya |
4 +3 | Gown | Sami Khamou |
5 +2 | It's the long -sleeved, long shirtdress that Arab men wear | Aisha Maniar |
Jun 18, 2005 23:29: Fuad Yahya changed "Language pair" from "English to Arabic" to "Arabic to English"
Jun 18, 2005 23:30: Fuad Yahya changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences"
Feb 13, 2006 00:34: Fuad Yahya changed "Field" from "Social Sciences" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Textiles / Clothing / Fashion" , "Field (write-in)" from "fashion/clothing" to "(none)"
Feb 13, 2006 00:35: Fuad Yahya changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Proposed translations
a traditional, simple, full length garment
In some parts of Egypt it is pronounced GALLABIYYA. This colloquial term comes from the classical term JILBAB جلباب (plural JALABEEB). The trem is used for both men's and women's full-length garments.
Here is a link to a picture illustrating a gllabiyya for men:
http://www.absolutearts.com/cgi-bin/portfolio/art/your-art.c...
Here is a link to a picture showing both men's and women's gallabiyyas:
http://childrenoflight.com/egypt2.htm
Gown
Long baggy gown used mainly in Egypt and North Africa.
In Iraq and the Arab Gulf States it is called DISHDASHA.
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It's the long -sleeved, long shirtdress that Arab men wear
It can be different colours and have a hood depending on where you are.
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