Thob
/θəʊb/noun
A long, loose robe traditionally worn by men in parts of the Arab world.
Did you know?Thob is an English variant of thobe, itself a transliteration of Arabic ثَوْب, though the exact historical development of the Arabic clothing term is not fully certain.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ثَوْب (thawb)
“A garment, robe, or article of clothing”
19th Century
English
thawb
“A transliteration used in English for the traditional Arab robe”
20th Century
English
thobe
“The commonly anglicized spelling for the long robe”
20th–21st Century
English
thob
“A variant English spelling of thobe or thawb”
Modern English
English
thob
“A long, loose robe worn in parts of the Arab world”