Tobe
/toʊb/noun
A long, loose robe traditionally worn in parts of Africa and the Middle East.
Did you know?Tobe is an English spelling variant of Arabic thawb, the same traditional garment also known in English as a thobe or thawb.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ṯawb-
“Garment or cloth”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ثَوْب (thawb)
“A garment, robe, or item of clothing”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
thawb
“A robe or broad garment”
19th–20th Century
English
tobe
“A robe worn in parts of Africa, especially Sudan”
Modern English
English
tobe
“A long, loose traditional robe”