Toub
/tuːb/noun
A long, loose robe traditionally worn in Sudan and parts of the Middle East.
Did you know?Toub is an English rendering of Arabic thawb, a word also used in Islamic contexts for clothing and, in some traditions, a burial garment.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ثَوْب (thawb)
“A garment, robe, or item of clothing”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
thawb
“A robe or general article of clothing”
19th–20th Century
Sudanese Arabic
toub
“A long, loose robe commonly worn by Sudanese women”
20th Century
English
toub
“An English loanword for the Sudanese robe”
Modern English
English
toub
“A traditional long robe, especially one associated with Sudan”