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a·bay·a

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NOUN:

A loose, usually black robe worn by Muslim women, especially in Arabic-speaking regions, covering the body from head to toe and often worn with a headscarf and veil.

ETYMOLOGY:
Colloquial Arabic 'abya, from Arabic 'ab'a, variant of 'ab', aba

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