Tawb
/tɔːb/noun
A long, loose robe traditionally worn by men in parts of the Arab world.
Did you know?Tawb is a rare English transliteration of Arabic ثَوْب, more commonly written thawb, thobe, or thobé, with spelling shaped by attempts to represent Arabic sounds in Latin letters.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ثَوْب (thawb)
“A garment, robe, or item of clothing”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
thawb
“A robe or garment, especially a full-length item of dress”
19th–20th Century
English
thawb
“A transliterated Arabic term for a traditional robe”
20th Century
English
thobe
“An English spelling used for the same traditional garment”
Modern English
English
tawb
“A less common spelling variant of thawb or thobe”