تبن

تُبَّانٌ أبان تبان Small سَرَاوِيل [or breeches ], (S, Mgh, K,) without legs, [i. e. having only two holes through which to put the legs, ] (TA in art. ثفر,) [ made of linen, and of leather, ] of the measure of a span, (S, Mgh,) such as to conceal the anterior and posterior pudenda (S, Mgh, K, TA) only; (TA;) worn by sailors (S, Mgh) [ and by wrestlers ]: or a thing like سراويل: (M, Msb:) or a thing like small سراويل: (T:) [it is an arabicized word, from the Persian تُنْبَانٌ:] the Arabs make it masc. (T, M, Msb) and fem.: (Msb:) pl. تَبَابِينُ. (T, Msb.)