thobe

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/θəʊb/

noun

An ankle-length robe with long sleeves, worn by some Arab men and traditionally by Palestinian women.

Similar
dishdashakandurakhameezsuriyah
OriginArabic ثَوْب →
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Meanings

thobe1

nounthobe (plural thobes)

plural thobes · alternative thawb · alternative thoub

  1. An ankle-length robe with long sleeves, worn by some Arab men and traditionally by Palestinian women.

    Synonyms: dishdasha, kandura, khameez, suriyah

Thobe2

proper nounThobe (plural Thobes)

plural Thobes

  1. A surname from German.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn ankle-length robe with long sleeves, worn by some Arab men and traditionally by Palestinian women.

Similar
dishdashakandurakhameezsuriyah
Also see
dishdasha

Origin

thobe · noun

  1. Arabicثَوْب
  2. Englishthobe

Arabic ثَوْب (ṯawb).

More words from Arabic

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Thobe · proper noun

  1. GermanThobe
  2. EnglishThobe

Borrowed from North German Thobe.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with thobe

globeproberobestrobelobeLoebjobedobedisrobeconglobeenrobehumanphobePersophobe
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Anagrams

botheboteh
Cite this entry
APA

thobe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thobe

MLA

“thobe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thobe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thobe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thobe.

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