Abaya Definition

ə-bīə
abayas
noun
A loose, usually black robe worn by Muslim women, especially in Arabic-speaking regions, covering the body from head to toe or the neck down and often worn with a headscarf and veil.
American Heritage
A long, loose, often black, robelike outer garment worn outside the home by women in some Muslim countries.
Webster's New World

Synonym of aba.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Abaya

Noun

Singular:
abaya
Plural:
abayas

Origin of Abaya

  • Colloquial Arabic ‘abāya from Arabic ‘abā’a variant of ‘abā’ aba

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Arabic عباية. Compare aba. First attested in 1856.

    From Wiktionary

Abaya Sentence Examples

  • Not all Muslim brides in Asia would wear the white abaya.

  • Chambo in turn receives the waters of a larger lake - Abai, Abaya, Pagade or Regina Margherita - through the river Walo, across a plain only 2 m.

  • Since many of the countries in Asia are Muslim countries, another very common form of Asian wedding attire is the abaya.

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Words Starting With

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