Meanings
abaya1
plural abayas
- Synonym of aba.
France will bar children in public schools from wearing the abaya, a loosefitting, full-length robe worn by some Muslim women, the government said this week.
2023 August 28, Aurelien Breeden, “France to Ban Full-Length Muslim Robes in Public Schools”, in The New York Times, →ISSN1 more example
Outside, Ferraris and McLarens idled in front of restaurants while men in white kanduras and women in black abayas moved through malls lined with every luxury brand on earth.
2026 March 16, Richard Florida, “Could This Be the End of Dubai?”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: aba
Abaya2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of aba.
Origin
abaya · noun
- Arabicعَبَايَة
- Englishabaya
From Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya). Compare aba. First attested in 1856.
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Full word history & related roots →Abaya · proper noun
- TagalogAbaya
- EnglishAbaya
Borrowed from Tagalog Abaya.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic عَبَايَة, عَبَاءَة
- عَبَايَة (ʕabāya)coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
- عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa)coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
Dutch aba
- abacoarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
Finnish abaya
- abayacoarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
French abaya
- abayacoarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
German Abaya
- Abayacoarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
Hindi अबाया
- अबाया (abāyā)coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
Japanese アバーヤ, アバーア
- アバーヤ (abāya)coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
- アバーア (abāa)coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
Korean 아바야
- 아바야 (abaya)coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
Norwegian Bokmål abaya
- abayacoarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
Persian عبایه
- عبایه ('abâye)coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
Polish abaja
- abajacoarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
Russian аба́йя
- аба́йя (abájja)coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
Spanish abaya
- abayacoarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
Turkish abaye
- abayecoarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
Ukrainian аба́я
- аба́я (abája)coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
Urdu عبایہ
- عبایہ (abāya)coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair
Cite this entry
abaya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abaya
“abaya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abaya. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abaya,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abaya.
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