جبة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ب ب (j-b-b) meaning “to cut”, “to carve a well or cistern”; from the encircling and enclosing of a well or cistern comes the secondary sense “to surround”, “to envelop”, “to en-wrap”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒub.ba/

Noun

جُبَّة (jubba) f (plural جُبَب (jubab) or جِبَاب (jibāb) or جَبَائِب (jabāʾib))

  1. jubbah (a type of clothing worn in some Arabic lands traditionally by men)
  2. a wrapper, cloak, coat, outer garment
  3. (archaic) coat of mail, defensive clothing

Declension

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References

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