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عبء
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaعَبَاآءَةٌ ذ , (Msb, K, TA,) as also عَبَايَةٌ, (Msb, TA,) a dial. var., with ى in the place of the ء, (Msb,) or the ء is a substitute for ى, (TA,) and ↓ عَبَاآءٌ, (K,) or this is a pl., like عَبَااآتٌ, (Msb,) [or rather the former of these two is a coll. gen. n. of which عَبَاآءَةٌ is the n. un.,] A well-known [ sort of woollen garment of the kind called ] كِسَاآء, (L, K, TA,) in which are [ generally ] stripes; and said to be a جُبَّة [q. v.] of wool. (TA.) [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. ”]
Derived headwords
عَبَاآءَةٌ
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