galabia

or ga·la·bi·ya, ga·la·bi·yah, ga·la·bi·eh

[ juh-lah-bee-uh ]

noun

1. djellabah.

Word History and Origins

Origin of galabia¹

First recorded in 1715–25, galabia is from the Egyptian Arabic word gallabīyah

Example Sentences

In his brown galabia, his hands calloused from work in the fields, he sat on the pavement in a mental state somewhere between euphoria and anxiety.

From Reuters

He wears a striped galabia and a look of exhaustion.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he goes back to Mit Abu al Kom, though, Sadat on occasion likes to change from city clothes into the comfortable flowing galabia, the cotton peasant garment that looks like a nightshirt.

From Time Magazine Archive