abaya

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English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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abaya (plural abayas)

  1. Synonym of aba
    • 2023 August 28, Aurelien Breeden, “France to Ban Full-Length Muslim Robes in Public Schools”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      France will bar children in public schools from wearing the abaya, a loosefitting, full-length robe worn by some Muslim women, the government said this week.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya).

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Noun

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abaya f (plural abayas)

  1. abaya

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya), alternative form of عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa, cloak), derived from the root ع ب ء (ʕ b ʔ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈabaja]
  • Hyphenation: aba‧ya

Noun

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abaya (first-person possessive abayaku, second-person possessive abayamu, third-person possessive abayanya)

  1. abaya, aba.

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Italian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya), alternative form of عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa, cloak), derived from the root ع ب ء (ʕ b ʔ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈba.ja/
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Hyphenation: a‧bà‧ya

Noun

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abaya f (invariable)

  1. (neologism, Islam) abaya, aba

Further reading

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  • abaya in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Norwegian Bokmål

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Kvinne ikledd abaya og nikab. — Woman dressed in abaya and niqab.

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya), alternative form of عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa, cloak. frock), derived from the root ع ب ء (ʕ b ʔ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈbaja/
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  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ay‧a

Noun

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abaya m (definite singular abayaen, indefinite plural abayaer, definite plural abayaene)

  1. (Islam) an abaya, muslim women's piece of clothing used in the area around the Persian Gulf which consists of a long, black cloak that in some cases also covers the head
    • 2001 February 16, VG:
      aldri tidligere har så mange irakiske kvinner dekket seg til i den svarte abayaen
      never before have so many Iraqi women covered themselves in the black abaya

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Spanish

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Noun

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abaya f (plural abayas)

  1. abaya

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya).

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Noun

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abaya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜌ)

  1. abaya; aba (loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, specially worn by women)

Further reading

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  • abaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

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Noun

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abaya

  1. dative singular of aba

Xhosa

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

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abaya

  1. those over there, yonder; class 2 remote demonstrative.