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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries长袍
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chángpáo
"他穿一件传统的中东长袍。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A long, loose outer garment or robe with wide sleeves, traditionally worn by men in the Middle East and North Africa.
"The tribal elder wore a flowing white jibbah over his traditional tunic." - 2
A patched woolen tunic worn by the Sufi dervishes as a symbol of asceticism.
"He donned the coarse jibbah to signify his renunciation of worldly luxuries."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Arabic word 'jubbah', meaning a long outer garment or tunic. The term entered English in the 19th century through travel writing and colonial literature describing traditional Middle Eastern and North African attire.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Jibbah" is said worldwide
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djellaba
Transliteration: dʒɛlaba
"Il portait une djellaba traditionnelle lors de la fête."
Dschibba
Transliteration: ˈdʒɪba
"Der Derwisch trug eine einfache Dschibba aus Wolle."
giubba
Transliteration: ˈdʒubba
"Indossava una lunga giubba di foggia tradizionale."
jibba
Transliteration: ˈdʒiba
"Llevaba una jibba blanca sobre su ropa."
gibão
Transliteration: ʒiˈbɐ̃w
"Ele vestia uma túnica longa semelhante a um gibão."
जुब्बा
Transliteration: jubbā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने एक लंबा सफेद जुब्बा पहन रखा था।"
长袍
Transliteration: chángpáo
Script: 中文汉字
"他穿一件传统的中东长袍。"
지바
Transliteration: jiba
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 전통 의상인 지바를 입고 있었다."
ジッバ
Transliteration: jibba
Script: 日本語
"彼は伝統的な長いジッバを着用していた。"
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