عَبَآءَةٌ

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عَبَآءَةٌ , as also عَبَايَةٌ, a dial. var., with ى in the place of the ء, or the ء is a substitute for ى, and عَبَآءٌ , or this is a pl., like عَبَاآتٌ, [or rather the former of these two is a coll. gen. n. of which عَبَآءَةٌ is the n. un.,] A well-known [sort of woollen garment of the kind called] كِسَآء, in which are [generally] stripes; and said to be a جُبَّة [q. v.] of wool. [See also art. عبى: and for a description and representation of the عباية now most commonly worn in Egypt and Arabia and Syria, see my “ Modern Egyptians. ”]

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