Meaning

1 senses

  1. Synonym of aba.

    Abaya

    аба́йяabájja

    аба́яabája

More definitions
  • (Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Layla wore an abaya.

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  2. Layla never wears an abaya.

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  3. Rima always wears an abaya.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair:
Русский
By meaning 1
coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair:

Origin

From Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya). Compare aba. First attested in 1856.

From Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya). Compare aba. First attested in 1856.

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Forms

plural: abayas
Singularabaya
Pluralabayas

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
aba

Word family

1 related words
Derivedabayaed

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
abateabatementabattoirabbaabbessabbeyabbot
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