Abaya meaning

ə-bī'ə
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.
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A long, loose, often black, robelike outer garment worn outside the home by women in some Muslim countries.
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Synonym of aba.
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Origin of abaya

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

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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