Etymograph

English

thobe

Thobe comes from Arabic ثَوْب ‘dress, garment’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentثَوْب1ṯawb‘dress, garment’
  2. Englishtodaythobe1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English thobe

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentثَوْبWiktionary, English thobeṯawb‘dress, garment’
  2. EnglishtodaythobeWiktionary, English thobe

Every English word from Arabic ثَوْب

Today it means

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

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “thobe”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Arabic ثَوْب / thobe

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